Antinori’s Hungarian Chardonnay is among the best wines of South-West Hungary
Top 25 wines of Pannon broader wine region
Hungary is divided into 6 broader wine regions and 22 subregions (which are often referred to as wine regions only). Pannon includes 4 wine regions: Szekszárd, Villány, Pécs and Tolna. Tolna is lesser known besides the iconic Villány, the famous Szekszárd and the city of Pécs. Yet, our cover star is from Tolna: Chardonnay Barrique 2021 from Tűzkő Estate. At the annual selection of Pannon Top 25 Tűzkő wine was the only one from Tolna, 6 wines came from Szekszárd and 6 from Pécs, while from Villány there are 10 wines in the Top 25. 2 wines are from Pannon (which means that the grape can come from anywhere within the broader wine region). The contest is organized by Pécsi Borozó wine magazine.
Tűzkő Chardonnay Barrique 2021 – bronze by Decanter
At the recent DWWA the above mentioned wine received bronze medal and the panel wrote the following review: “Lemony and mineral nose with subtle savoury notes. Crunchy green apple on the palate, long.”
Tűzkő website is under construction, but meanwhile you can find information about the estate here.
Success of Tűzkő Chardonnay vintage 2019
Our latest article of the rebranding of Tűzkő estate
The Top 25 wines (selected out of 128 submitted wines)
- Alisca Hadrianus Cabernet Franc 2020 (Szekszárd)
- Belward Campus Sauvignon Blanc 2022 (Pécs)
- Bock Capella Cuvée 2011 (Villány)
- Bock Bock Cuvée 2017 (Villány)
- Danubiana Pannon Zöldveltelini 2022 (Pannon)
- Ebner Marcus Merlot Selection 2018 (Pécs)
- Ebner Cabernet Franc 2017 (Pécs)
- Eszterbauer Sógor Kadarka 2022 (Szekszárd)
- Eszterbauer Tivald Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 (Szekszárd)
- Fritsch Ágoston Rozé Cuvée 2022 (Villány)
- Fritsch Olaszrizling 2022 (Villány)
- Gere&Schubert Cserszegi Fűszeres 2022 (Pannon)
- Günzer Tamás Bocor Kékfrankos 2020 (Villány)
- HMJ Szabina Cuvée 2018 (Villány)
- Hudák Weingarten Sempre Cuvée 2020 (Pécs)
- Kvassay Levente Rozé Cuvée 2022 (Villány)
- Makk 3 Test-őr 2021 (Pécs)
- Schieber Trilógia Kékfrankos 2020 (Szekszárd)
- Schieber Patina Syrah 2021 (Szekszárd)
- Schunk Syrah 2021 (Pécs)
- Szende Múzsa Merlot Selection 2018 (Villány)
- Szende Irsai Olivér 2022 (Villány)
- Tűzkő Chardonnay Barrique 2021 (Tolna)
- Vesztergombi St. László Bikavér 2019 (Szekszárd)
- Vylyan Mandulás Villányi Franc 2019 (Villány)