About the Patricius Winery

The Patricius Winery was established by the Kékessy family’s oenological vocation for  the future, which vocation is cherishing from the past. The owners are Dezső Kékessy and his daughter Katinka Kékessy. The family’s ancestors both in maternal and paternal ascending line were well-known vineyard owners in the regions of the hills of Mátra and Tokaj from the 18th century The winery is a rebuilt wine-press house in vineyard Várhegy. The building was owned by the counts of Wolkenstein and Falkenheim, the Jesuits and the Széchenyi – Falkenstein, Rákóczi and Hohenlohe families.  It always was a simple press – house, however, it already appears in the Tokaj – Hegyalja Album in 1867. Keeping some of the old walls, a new modern winery was built.

Our vineyards

The rock and the soil on it both are very rich and diverse in our vineyards. We have grows in seven vineyards, around five villages.

• Szárhegy-dűlő, Sárazsadány
• Czigány-dűlő, Bodrogkisfalud
• Várhegy-dűlő, Bodrogkisfalud
• Lapis-dűlő, Bodrogkeresztúr
• Bendecz-dűlő, Bodrogkeresztúr
• Sajgó-dűlő, Bodrogkeresztúr
• Teleki-dűlő, Tokaj

We profess that the quality of the grapes determinates the quality of the wines, so we are trying to utilize the potential of the land as much as we can. Important parts of it are the limitation of the quantity by the pruning, the selection of sprouts, the green harvest and the summer selection of the yield.

This wine boasts a distinctive fruity varietal character, complemented with a perfumed nose due to Furmint grape. The palate combines nice minerality and elegant, vibrant acidity to deliver the same fruitiness as the nose with peach and a touch of almond and make a well-balanced and easy-to-drink terroir white wine.

Elegant harmony of fruitiness and fine oak aromas. On palate it has a unique balance with some spicy nose. The creamy body is supported by subtle minerality and structured, smooth acidity framed with hearty alcohol and discrete, oak-derived tannin. A rich white wine with long, refreshing aftertaste characterized by citrus aromas.

A reference point among the late harvest wines of the Tokaj Wine Region. Selected bunches containing healthy, over-ripened and partly botrytized berries which were picked during the late – autumn harvest. The characteristic varietal notes of Furmint and Yellow Muscat form the foundation of this wine, braced by minerality and zippy acidity for great balance and topped off with an incredibly long finish and creaminess.

A terroir sparkling wine made by traditional method shows the characteristics of the volcanic Tokaj soil. Hárslevelű, Furmint and Yellow Muscat blending. The fruity notes of Hárslevelű and Yellow Muscat are nicely completed by the amazing acidity of the Furmint and the signs of bottle fermentation and ageing.

Nicest aromas of botrytized berries followed by enormous, high structure and full body. Long, smooth, endless taste and exceptional deepness of peach, apricot and fig character. Full of Tokaj.

Majestic and smooth in the glass, its fragrance evokes aromas of peach and exotic spices. Its bouquet is concentrated and full and is unbelievably long in the mouth. Of exceptional longevity, this wine ages particularly well in

Wine of complexity. Full-bodied structure, very concentrated aromas of the botrytized berries are raising the taste onto an unbelievable level. Minerality of the terroir and the barrel ageing character are coming gently from the background.