4 of the 5 Kékfrankos wines with Grand Gold are Hungarian!
Cork Croatia tasting of 68 wines from 6 countries
Last month Croatian online wine publication, Cork Croatia held one of the broadest tastings of Kékfrankos / Blaufränkisch / / Frankovka (etc) grape variety. 4 of the 5 Grand Gold winners are Hungarian wines!
The Zagreb tasting is one of the most comprehensive panel tastings of the variety, the 68 wines cover the territory of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire, the region where Kékfrankos (as we call it) became significant and acknowledged. The event took place at LuMa Wine & Friends wine bar. Zoltán Győrffy Hungarian wine writer, editor-in-chief of Pécsi Borozó helped recruit samples and participated in the jury.
Tasters:
Dr. Ivan Pejić, mgr. Franjo Francem, Ina Bednar, Jana Koščec, Željko Suhadolnik, Ivan Dropuljić, Siniša Medenica, Ivo Kozarčanin, Tomo Jakopović, Darko Lugarić, Zoltán Győrffy.
The Grand Gold Winners
– Jackfall Kékfrankos (Villány) 2020 (HUN)
– Stier Kékfrankos (Villány) 2021 (HUN)
– Heumann Kékfrankos Reserve (Villány) 2018 (HUN)
– Fyrmonia Kékfrankos – Frankovka Modra 2022 (SVK)
– Thummerer Kékfrankos Superior Válogatás (Eger) 2021 (HUN)
Best of country and gold winner wines are below the photos



Best of Country wines
Austria: Kollwentz Blaufrankisch Leithakalk (Burgenland) 2022
Croatia: Agapito Borgonja Rožoljo (Istria) 2019
Serbia: Vinčić Molovin Inat (Fruška Gora) 2020 Vinčić
Slovenia: Pinterič Modra Frankinja (Bizeljsko) 2022
Hungary and Slovakia Best of above, at the Grand Gold winners
Gold medal winners
- Pinterič Modra Frankinja 2022 (SLO)
- Riczu Kékfrankos (Villány) 2022 (HUN)
- Etyeki Kúria Borászat Kékfrankos (Sopron) 2020 (HUN)
- Agapito Rožljo Borgonja 2019 (CRO)
- Stier Kékfrankos (Villány) 2017 (HUN)
- Vina Jelenič Modra Frankinja Excellent 2017 (SLO)
- Eszterbauer „Telihold” Kékfrankos (Szekszárd) 2023 (HUN)
- Varsányi Kékfrankos Superior Grand Selection (Eger) 2019 (HUN)
- Enosophia Miraz frankovka 2019 (CRO)
- Jackfall Kékfrankos (Villány) 2018 (HUN)
- Kollwentz Ried Point 2022 (AUT)
- Enosophia Lingua Franka 2020 (CRO)
- Vesztergombi Porkoláb-völgy Kékfrankos (Szekszárd) 2022 (HUN)
- Heimann Szivem Kékfrankos (Szekszárd) 2021 (HUN)
- Molovin (Vinčić) Franovka Inat 2020 (SRB)
- Damjanić Borgonja 2023 (CRO)
- Vesztergombi Porkoláb-völgy Kékfrankos (Szekszárd) 2019 (HUN)
- Papak Frankovka 2018 (CRO)
- Ernst Triebaumer Ried Gemark 2022 (AUT)
- Vina Belje Frankovka Premium 2022 (CRO)
- Prus Modra Frankinja Barrique 2016 (SLO)
- Koch Kirschner Kékfrankos (Dunántúl) 2022 (HUN)
- Szemes Dél Kékfrankos Kopár-dűlő (Villány) 2021 (HUN)
- Kollwentz Blaufrankisch Leithakalk 2022 (AUT)
- Stier Kékfrankos (Villány) 2018 (HUN)
- Esterhazy Blaufrankisch 2023 (AUT)
- Káli Kövek Kékfrankos (Balaton) 2023 (HUN)
- Schieber Görögszó Kékfrankos (Szekszárd) 2022 (HUN)
- Vylyan Kékfrankos (Villány) 2023 (HUN)
- Fyrmonia Kekfrankos – Frankovka Modra 2021 (SVK)
- Schieber Trilógia Kékfrankos (Szekszárd) 2022 (HUN)
- Nittnaus Jungenberg 2021 2021 (AUT)
- Trs Blaufrankisch 2020 (CRO)
- Ernst Triebaumer Ried Oberer Wald 2022 (AUT)
- Tűzkő Birtok Kékfrankos (Pannon) 2022 (HUN)
- Klet Krško Turn – Modra Frankinja Premium 2021 (SLO)

