Trade and press tasting with 50+ Hungarian wines

Wines of Hungary UK awaits press and trade members at a special tasting organised in co-operation with the Embassy of Hungary in London, to celebrate the DWWA award-winning Hungarian wines.

Launched in 2022, the “Decanted Hungary” initiative aims to raise awareness of the outstanding Hungarian wines awarded at the Decanter World Wine Awards. The tasting will feature 50+ wines from dozen of the most awarded wineries, including Gold, Platinum and the 2024 DWWA Best-in-Show medal winner 2019 Gizella 6 puttonyos Aszú.

The walk-around tasting this year will celebrate the achievements of Hungarian winemakers and serve as an opportunity not only to meet the winery representatives showcasing the wines, but also to explore the sales potential of these exceptional and unique products introduced by Caroline Gilby MW, Decanter World Wine Award’s Joint Regional Chair for Central & Eastern Europe.

Date: 16 October 2024
Time: 14.30–17-00
Venue: Westminster Kingsway College (76 Vincent Square, London SW1P 2PD)
Registration: https://bit.ly/DecantedHungary24
Exhibiting wineries: Béres (Tokaj), Dereszla (Tokaj), Disznókő (Tokaj), Feind (Balaton), Figula (Balaton), Gizella (Tokaj), Kancellár (Somló), Maison Aux Pois (Tokaj), Patricius (Tokaj), Sauska (Tokaj / Villány), Schieber (Szekszárd), Tokaj-Hétszőlő (Tokaj)

Decanted Hungary is part of the “Hungarian Week in London” events, a “Great Taste of Hungary” show, with the Great Taste Awards winner Hungarian fine food delicacies also held at the venue.
This will be a one-of-a kind event celebrating Hungarian wines and gastronomy with joint efforts from producers, importers, distributors.

5 unmissable wines (of the 50+ to be showcased)

Béres Tokaji Aszú 6 puttonyos 2016, Tokaj: 95 pts (gold)

Decanter panel’s review: A tour de force with myriad candied orange peel, tangerine and dried apricot characters with a searing backbone of lemon acidity and a vibrant finish. (DWWA 2023)
Grapes: 65% Furmint, 35% Muscat Lunel
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More about Béres Vineyards

Chateau Dereszla Tokaji Aszú, Tokaj, 2019: 92 pts (silver)

Decanter panel’s review: Aromas of saffron with apricot jam, some juicy apple and tropical notes of papaya. Very juicy acidity, well made and long. (DWWA 2024)
Grapes: 70% Furmint, 30% Hárslevelű
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More about Chateau Dereszla

Feind Choice 2018, Balatonfüred–Csopak: 96 pts (gold)

Decanter panel’s review: Oozing with delectable dried mango, apricot and peach jam with an undercurrent of vanilla harmony; lavish and spectacular with a dashing, youthful burst of acidity. (DWWA 2023)
Grape: 100% Zeusz
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More about Feind Winery

Patricius Tokaji Aszú 5 puttonyos 2018: 92 pts (silver)

Decanter panel’s review: Aromas of honeysuckle, gingerbread, apricot jam and caramel with some floral nuances. Harmonious and vinious, waxy texture and long finish. (DWWA 2024)
Grapes: 76% Furmint, 11% Yellow Muscat, 9% Zéta
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More about Patricius Winery

Sauska Medve Furmint 2021, Tokaj: 97 pts (platinum)

Decanter panel’s review: Cuts an alluring dash with stylish grapefruit, peach and apricot characters laced with delicious coconut oak. Steely, vivid and fresh with a linear structure, a spine-tingling citrus acidity and vibrant saline finish. Long and precise. (DWWA 2024)
Grape: 100% Furmint
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