26 hectares, 4 plots, 30 terraces

When planning our estate, a particularly important aspect was to respect our natural conditions and to adapt to them so that the estate could fit into its surroundings as harmoniously as possible. The 30 terraces planted on our four plots are adjusted perfectly to the river bed of Lajvér stream, which provides the estate with unique and natural microclimate.

A difference of several degrees in temperature can be measured between the terraces at the top and bottom of the Lajvér valley stream in all seasons of the year, and the subsoil water shows similar variation. The north-to-south valley serves as a natural wind channel, airing the plantation foliage and bunches of grapes, thus aiding everyday environment-conscious viticultural work. This diversity makes it possible for all twelve of our varieties of grape to feel at home here.

The bouquet arrives with a rampant intensity, a rendezvous of taste molecules, with elderberry and fresh-cut grass embraced in a bittersweet cloud. It is at once green, fruity, refreshing, crisp and so fresh you could almost bite into it. As if we were walking through the market among crates piled high with fruit. In the mouth, lively acids prance about, the slight sourness of citrus fruits appears, as does nettle cordial. It is a vigorously lively wine, anticipating summer, for which you need a patio, a comfortable chair, good company…

Rajnai rizling is truly good when it cannot deny itself. It can be immediately recognised from its bouquet of apple and white-fleshed peach spiced up with just a hint of filling station atmosphere. Here the sense of petrol is positive, carrying with it ripeness. When tasted its liveliness is preserved through valuable acids. However, it is the marks of maturity that are emphasized: we open the bottle when it is ripe for consumption. It is not a heavy wine, but one to be sipped slowly, a thought-provoking wine that deserves devoting time to its discovery.

 Green and fruity at the same time – yet crisp and fresh, like something to bite into. Like taking a walk through the market, between rows of crates overflowing with fruits. Each sip is a dance of vibrant acids, juicy and full of momentum. A pulsatingly lively wine, ready for summer: all you need is a terrace, a comfortable chair and good company. And you know one bottle will never be enough.

 Intense, fruity, crispy frizzante with charmingly fresh nose. Vivacious acidity makes the flavours zesty. The added carbon dioxide makes this refreshing wine infinitely vibrant and lively. Ideal summer wine, which needs a terrace, a comfortable chair and good company.

Its colour strikes you like an accommodating summer raspberry cordial and you won’t be disappointed by its fragrance, either. Ripe raspberry, freshly picked from the prickly bush and its juices dripping. There’s a slight trace of caramelised sugar behind the fruitiness which only makes it more endearing and friendly. This returns in the taste as the impulsive acidic character and the creamy feel of alcohol, the fresh fruitiness and suave, sweetish flavour interplay. A slight effervescence has remained in it, it is still fresh after the second sip, the fruitiness is crisp, it tastes good on the tongue and when one takes the next draught.

 We only have to look at it to know that here we have a full-bodied kékfrankos in our glass: by its aroma we are utterly convinced by its fusion of spiciness and ripe Morello cherries. While tasting it, the effect of the barrel increases; the wood provides extra spices, cloves and vanilla, while at the end coconut emerges in the wine. The structure is pretty good, the acids liven up the flavour made somewhat lazy by the barrel, while ripe fruits enhance the spiciness. Towards the end the taste recedes, your mouth is filled with it, you feel the alcohol but it fits in here; it has content, not only form.

Its bouquet is such that we can say “Now that’s a merlot” – a little woodland fruit, a pinch of blossom with just a hint of spices. Everything is in proportion and in the right place. In the sip there is no exaggeration; the sweet spices of the barrel do not overwhelm the fruitiness of plums and blackberries and the acids pump up the wine’s vitality to just the right degree; I can detect the tannin, but as a whole the taste carries me off my feet softly, like velvet. At the very end the last, slightly bitter sour cherry-and-plum sip winks back at us, but only to inspire to take yet another: another sip of velvet doesn’t hurt anyone.

Blueberry, blackcurrant, cool mint and freshly ground pepper appear in its bouquet, a non-intrusive leather quality adds a new element in the taste, just sufficient to make it more exotic. Here the tannin is unambiguous, and added to the experience, the aromatic flavours of cocoa and roasted coffee-beans appear in the palate fairly intensively yet without being raw. This is a robust, vigorous wine with plenty of time to mature further… but we won’t be committing an error if we taste it today, either, for it is nearing its prime.

Ripe scents, not over-intensive but multi-faceted. Starting out with dried cranberries we arrive via blackberry pie and tanned leather to cherry liqueur, summoning forth many scents and familiar flavours. In its taste it can be felt that age has brought a few wrinkles to its face, but its full-bodiedness keeps it alive. And the right acids, of course. Leather and mushrooms are at least as strongly present as are fruits, the latter of which register rather in the form of jams, preserves and dried fruits. The structure is still stable, and ageing has enhanced its character.

 A determined, hard-as-nails Szekszárd blend in which the dominance of cabernet appears right from the first bouquet. Alongside the berries there is a proportionate spiciness emanating from the barrel, while green herbs add to the complexity. This wine has depth; its taste is vigorous, the berries stream from it, along come the spicy forest fruits and as it closes there is a hint of sweet, eastern spicy playfulness. The tannin is rather more than medium, neither can we describe the alcohol as weak, yet all in all everything falls into place.

 A decidedly Szekszárd Cuvée, with the dominance of Cabernet Franc. Fruity berries and ripe raspberries in each sip; hints of a sophisticated barrel; made full bodied by sweet spices, a touch of smoke and a pleasant sensation of tannins. Full of strength, tautness, fruit and spice – and lingering flavours. A hardy wine, full of potency. To be enjoyed with a meal; if kept in a cellar, sure to be a lasting experience for years.

 Your nose first detects freshly-made espresso coffee and grated dark chocolate. Fruitiness is further provided by blackcurrants, blackberries and an abundance of raspberries. The barrel manifests itself in the flavour, with sweet spices, signs of toasting, and a sense of muscular tannin makes it truly robust. It’s a tough southern red, it has power, tautness, alcohol and tannin, fruit and spice, and, of course, lasting taste. A well-built wine, as yet with no Zen harmony to it, though the opportunity, the potential is definitely there. For now it’s for drinking with heavier meals and enjoying at those year-after-year cellar re-tasting sessions.