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KARÓS BADACSONYI OLASZ RIZLING LIMITED SELECTION 2019

Hungarianwines.eu — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 07:53:23 +0000

Type of the wine: White, dry

Grape variety: Olaszrizling 100%

Alcohol: 15%

Acidity: 6.1 g/l

Residual sugar: 2.6 g/L

Extract: 28.9 g/L

Terroir, vineyard: A small, half hectare vineyard on Gulács mountain. Old plantation with vines from the 1960s, thus the roots go extra deep resulting complex and mineral wines.

Training system: Traditional goblet training system, short spurs

Harvest: Hand harvested

Technology: It was fermented in 500 litre new oak and aged on fine lees for about 6 months. It was bottled in June 2020 and released to the market in September 2021.

Description: Concentrated wine with characteristics of the variety, subtle oak spices and deep reflection of the terroir. Vintage 2019 is especially rich and elegant and in spite of its relatively high acidity and alcohol, it is soft and very pleasant on the palate. The unique fruit of a small, unique plot where the traditional training system was kept.

Quality level: Limited premium selection

Recommended serving temperature: 12°C

Food pairing: Ideal with complex, elaborate pork or beef dishes, matured cheese.

Available quantity: 1000 bottles

Retail price: 9900 HUF / 26 EUR

Story: The grape for this wine is selected from the fruit of a vineyard with more than 60-year-old traditional goblet vines. This rarity is available only at the cellar in numbered bottles.

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BADACSONYI ZEUSZ LATE HARVEST 2019

Hungarianwines.eu — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 07:49:10 +0000

Type of the wine: White, sweet

Grape variety: Zeusz 100%

Alcohol: 12%

Acidity: 6.6 g/l

Residual sugar: 85.4 g/L

Extract: 28.3 g/L

Terroir, vineyard: Badacsony mountain, the vineyards is near the estate building in the village of Badacsonytomaj

Training system: Single cane umbrella training system

Harvest: Hand harvested

Technology: The shrivelled, in small part botrytized berries were harvested at the beginning of November. 2–3 hours of skin contact, fermentation and ageing in stainless steel vat. Bottling took place in June 2020 and it was released to the market in December 2021.

Description: Fine, subtle dried, overripened fruit character with discrete minerality. Elegant acidity finely balancing the residual sugar.

Quality level: Premium

Recommended serving temperature: 12–13°C

Food pairing: With desserts made of yellow flesh fruit and blue cheese.

Available quantity: 500 bottles

Retail price: 6500 HUF / 17 EUR (0.5 L)

Story: Zeusz grape variety is crossing between Ezerjó and Bouvier, introduced by Ferenc Király at the University of Pécs, Hungary in 1951. Its other name is Badacsony 10 (Zengő, another crossing made by him is called Badacsony 8, and Zenit is also a Ferenc Király crossing, so he seems to like the letter Z…)

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BÁCS-HEGY BADACSONYI OLASZ RIZLING 2020

Hungarianwines.eu — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 07:45:02 +0000

Type of the wine: White, dry

Grape variety: Olaszrizling 100%

Alcohol: 13%

Acidity: 5.8 g/l

Residual sugar: 1.4 g/L

Extract: 20.6 g/L

Terroir, vineyard: Bács mountain with clay soil. The vines were planted in the 1970s.

Training system: Medium high cordon, short spur pruning.

Harvest: Hand harvested in October, relatively late to achieve fully ripened grapes.

Technology: Fermented in 1000 litre new oak barrel and aged on fine lees with batonnage for 6 months. It was bottled in June 2021 and bottle aged until its market release in spring 2022. Long bottle ageing is very important for Borbély Family Winery. Though the harvest took place late, the wine is dry, therefore the alcohol is a bit high, however, it is fully integrated and in balance with the wine.

Description: Apart from the characteristics of the variety, ripened fruit and some subtle oaky tones in the background can be discovered both on the nose and the palate. The unique character of the terroir is also reflected in this complex wine.

Quality level: Premium selection, “Mountain wine” (According to Badacsony OEM product description being a single mountain wine, it is the highest level of classification.)

Temperature: 12°C

Food pairing: With complex soups, dishes made of pork medallion, fish or mushroom.

Available quantity: 2800 bottles

Recommended retail price: 4900 HUF / 13 EUR

Story: Borbély winery pays special attention to Olaszrizling variety, which is the most planted grape around Lake Balaton. Tamás Borbély, who received the prestigious title Winemaker of the Year in 2020, is also dubbed as "Mr Olaszrizling" due to his passion for the variety. The estate uses an older spelling of the grape, this is why Olasz rizling is written in two words on their labels.

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BADACSONYI KÉKNYELŰ SELECTION 2020

Hungarianwines.eu — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 07:39:21 +0000

Type of the wine: White, dry

Grape variety: Kéknyelű 100%

Alcohol: 12.5 g/l

Acidity: 5.9 g/l

Residual sugar: 0 g/L

Extract: 21.7 g/L

Terroir, vineyard: Gulács mountain

Training system: Single cane umbrella training system

Harvest: Hand harvested

Technology: The wine was fermented in 1500 litre new oak barrel and aged on fine lees for about 6 months, it was bottled in May 2021 and released only in February 2022 – the long bottle ageing is important for Kéknyelű at Borbély Family Winery.

Description: The characteristics of the variety are nearly identical with those of the salty-mineral tones of the basalt of the terroir. These notes are finely spiced with the signs of oak ageing.

Quality level: Premium

Recommended serving temperature: 12°C

Food pairing: Undoubtedly the best paired with fish dishes, and it is also worth trying with blue cheese.

Available quantity: 1000 bottles

Retail price: 4500 HUF / 12 EUROS

Story: Kéknyelű is an old indigenous Hungarian winery grown exclusively in Badacsony wine region. Accordingly the wine called Badacsonyi Kéknyelű is listed among the Collection of Hungarian Values.
Producers of Badacsony wine region decided to bottle their Kéknyelű in 'antique blue' bottle to make it stand out on the shelf and to reflect the name – 'Kéknyelű' means 'Blue stalk' referring to the bluish stalk of the clusters.

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BADACSONYI RÓZSAKŐ SELECTION 2021

Hungarianwines.eu — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 07:30:34 +0000

Type of the wine: White, dry

Grape variety: Rózsakő 100%

Alcohol: 12.5%

Acidity: 5.8 g/l

Residual sugar: 3.4 g/L

Extract: 20.8 g/L

Terroir, vineyard: Around the estate building in Badacsonytomaj and also on Csobánc mountain

Training system: Single cane umbrella training system.

Harvest: Hand harvested

Technology: Borbély family always makes Rózsakő in wooden barrel, yet it is among the fresher wines of the whole range. The wine was fermented in 500 litre oak barrel and was aged on fine lees for 4 months.

Description: Besides the typical mineral character some attractive flowery notes with barrel spices appear to make the overall sensation more playful, enchanting. In vintage 2021 it has more aromas than the average, and shows the crispy acidity inherited from Kéknyelű. There is a hint of saltiness as well. Lovely, long finish.

Quality level: Premium

Suggested serving temperature: 12 °C

Food pairing: Fish dishes (especially catfish) and poultry plates, salads – and also perfect in itself.

Available quantity: 1500 bottles

Recommended retail price: 4500 HUF / 12 EUR

Story: A cross between Kéknyelű and Budai Zöld develoved by Dr. Ferenc Király in Badacsony in 1957 – a most logical decision to cross these two grapes, since they are often planted adjacent to each other to improve pollination. The name literally means ‘Rose Stone’ and given after Róza Szegedi, a beautiful and intelligent woman who is known as the eternal love of the Hungarian poet Sándor Kisfaludy. The poet and Róza used to sit on a heart shaped basalt rock on Badacsony mountain enjoying the spectacular view of Lake Balaton. The stone is named after Róza, the grape is named after the stone.
Budai Zöld was used for pollinating Kéknyelű earlier, however, by now Rózsakő took over.

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