Grape varieties: 100% Olaszrizling

Alcohol: 12.5%

Acidity: 5.9 g/L

Residual sugar: 1.1 g/L

Extract: 18.9 g/L

Terroir, vineyard: The Olaszrizing grape for this wine was harvested on Sabar hill, where the estate is situated. "A small hill with great wines" – as the slogan of Sabar Wine House refers to its terroir.

Harvest: In 2024 the harvest started extremely early, on 23 August, about three weeks earlier than usual. Plus, almost all the grapes ripened at the same time, thus this harvest was more than challenging. Strangely enough, the fermentation was slower.

Technology: The wine fermented and matured in stainless steel tank, bottling took place in the second half of January.

Serving temperature: 10–11 °C

Bottled quantity: 4158 bottles

Ex-cellar retail price: 3200 HUF / 7–8 euros

Story: The label is the artwork of some enthusiast kids of Zöldfenyő kindergarten, thanks to them!

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Grape varieties: 100% Kéknyelű

Alcohol: 12.5%

Acidity: 5.1 g/L

Residual sugar: 4.9 g/L

Extract: 21.5 g/L

Terroir, vineyard: Southeast slope of Gulács mountain (Badacsony wine region). Southeast slope where ‘Rózsakő’ grape is planted to help pollination

Technology: Harvested on the 23rd of September 2024. Fermentation took place spontaneously, very slowly, The wine matured in 14-year-old 500 L Austrian barrel for 6 months.

Serving temperature: 11–12 °C

Bottled quantity: 3377 bottles

Cellar webshop retail price: 5500 HUF / 13–14 EUR

Story: The name ‘Kéknyelű’ means ‘blue stalk’, it refers to the slightly blue tint of the petiole. Kéknyelű is quite likely of Hungarian origin. Very popular among the winemakers, though it is hard to cultivate. It ripens relatively late therefore it needs protection from the hungry games living in the forests of Badacsony and Szent György mountain. Planting alternate rows with a variety such as Budai Zöld encourages more consistent pollination. In good vintages it gives elegant wine with creamy structure and subtle, fine acidity. Rare grape variety that is capable of giving exceptionally high quality wines.

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Grape varieties: 100% Olaszrizling (Welshriesling)

Alcohol: 11.5%

Acidity: 5.9 g/L

Residual sugar: 1.5 g/L

Extract: 18.2 g/L

Terroir, vineyard: The grape for this wine comes from 5 different locations of Badacsony wine region – fromBács hill, Sabar hill and Gulács mountain – to make the wine more versatile, more complex due to the diverse exposures and terroirs.

Harvest and technology: Hand harvest took place on several days between 12 and 18 September. Destemming and pressing without soaking, fermentation with selected yeast. 60% of the wine matured in stainless steel, while40% aged in 10+ year old, 500 L Hungarian oak barrel (by Hungarian coopers, Trust and Ézsiás). The estate wine was bottled at the end of January.

Serving temperature: 11–12 °C

Bottled quantity: 8662 bottles

Cellar webshop retail price: 4000 HUF / 10–11 EUR

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Grape varieties: Cabernet Franc and Kékfrankos (Blaufrankisch), approximately 50-50%

Alcohol: 13%

Acidity: 4.9 g/L

Residual sugar: 5.8 g/L

Extract: 24.9 g/L

Terroir, vineyard: All the grape comes from our own vineyard on Sabar hill, from a single, 1.5-hectare plot with about 0.9 hectares Kékfrankos and 0.6 hectares Cabernet Franc.

Harvest and technology: Both varieties were harvested on the same day, on 29 September. The grapes were soaked on the skin for about two weeks with constant pumping over. After pressing half of it remained in stainless steel tank, while the other half went to barrels of different size and age to obtain a fruit driven wine. Bottling took place at the very end of July.

Serving temperature: 13–14 °C

Bottled quantity: 3684 bottles

Cellar webshop retail price: 4500 HUF / 11–12 EUR

Story of the label: As Gábor Ádám owner explained, the label is based on a black and white photo taken in 1940 in a vineyard on Sabar hill. A friend found the photo in the family archive, and the picture features a jolly picnic. In the background of the photo, we can see the old bush vines of the era.

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Grape varieties: 100% Olaszrizling (Welshriesling)

Alcohol: 10%

Acidity: 5.9 g/L

Residual sugar: 4.9 g/L

Extract: 17.7 g/L

Terroir, vineyard: The grape for this wine was harvested on Sabar hill, from Sabar's own vineyard, near the cellar. The 36-year-old plantation has a soil of loess and clay. "A small hill with great wines" – as the slogan of Sabar Wine House refers to its terroir.

Technology: Hand harvest on the 10th of September. Fermentation with selected yeast in used 500 L barrel, maturation for 5 months. Bottled on the 13th of March, 2025.

Serving temperature: 11–12 °C

Bottled quantity: 2233 bottles

Cellar webshop retail price: 4300 HUF / 10–11 EUR

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Grape varieties: Cabernet Franc

Alcohol: 13.5 g/L

Acidity: 6.9 g/L

Residual sugar: 0.7 g/L

Extract: 26.2 g/L

Terroir, vineyard: The grape came from the west slopes of Sabar hill, planted in 2014. The soil contains more loess, clay and sand, it is less stony (unlike the typical vineyards in Badacsony wine region).

Technology: Harvested by hand on 29 September. After destemming the must fermented in 10 hL plastic vats with selected yeast. Soaking and maceration for 4 weeks, then pressing. Half of the wine aged in stainless steel, while the other half matured in barrique (Hungarian, Austrian and French, various age) for 9 months. Bottled on 29 July 2022. Unfiltered.

Serving temperature: 13–14°C

Bottled quantity: 1255 bottles

Cellar webshop retail price: 4100 HUF / 10–11 EUR

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Grape varieties: 100% Olaszrizling (Welshriesling)

Alcohol: 11.5%

Acidity: 5.9 g/L

Residual sugar: 1.4 g/L

Extract: 18.5 g/L

Terroir, vineyard: The grape for this wine comes from 4 locations of Badacsony wine region: Bács-hill and Sabar-hill

Technology: Hand harvest took place on several days between September 13 and 27. Destemming and pressing without soaking, fermentation with selected yeast. 50% of the wine matured in 10+ year old, 500 L Hungarian oak barrel (by Hungarian coopers, Trustand Ézsiás) and 50% in stainless steel. Bottling on 26 June.

Serving temperature: 11–12 °C

Bottled quantity: 8760 bottles

Ex-cellar retail price: 3300 HUF / 8-9 euro

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 Grape varieties: 2/3 Cabernet Franc, 1/3 Kékfrankos (Blaufrankisch)

Alcohol: 12%

Acidity: 7.1 g/L

Residual sugar: 6.9 g/L

Extract: 19.7 g/L

Terroir, vineyard: The wine is made of our own grape from Sabar hill. These are young plantations, the Cabernet Franc gave fruit first in 2017, while the Kékfrankos parcel grew first in 2022.

Harvest and technology: The harvest took place on 27-28 August. The wine fermented and matured in stainless steel. The grape only had skin contact for one hour, while the harvested grapes were taken to the cellar from the vineyard. Bottling took place on 3 and 4 December.

Serving temperature: 12–13 °C

Bottled quantity: 3490 bottles

Retail price on the winery webshop: 3500 HUF / 9–9.5 EUR

Story: The label is the artwork of some enthusiast kids of Zöldfenyő kindergarten, thanks to them!

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Grape varieties: 100% Rhine Riesling

Alcohol: 13.5%

Acidity: 5.9 g/l

Residual sugar: 6.4 g/l

Extract: 22.6 g/l

Terroir, vineyard: The grape comes from Hercegföld, a 9-year-old plantation between two hills, Bács hill and Csobánc mountain in Badacsony wine region with a soil of loess and clay. The harvest took place on 2 September 2024, and it was bottled at the end of February in 2025.

Technology: Cold fermentation, maturation in stainless steel.

Serving temperature: 11–12 °C

Bottled quantity: 6432 bottles

Cellar webshop retail price: 4300 HUF / 10-11 EUR

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