Type of the wine: Red, Dry

Grape variety:  100% Kékfrankos

Alcohol content: 12,5%

Acidity: 5.9 g/l

Residual sugar: 1.3 g/l

Terroir, vineyard:  Szekszárd, Baranya-valley vineyard. Old, mass selected Kékfrankos vines planted in 1969. 1.5 hectares at 200–210 m above sea level. Terraces of southeastern exposure. Thick layer of loess soil with high lime content. The grapes for this Kékfrankos are grown in the middle of the Baranya-völgy in vineyards enjoying abundant sunshine. With southeast exposure the valley opens to the Great Hungarian Plain so the grapes ripen early and yield consistently rich wines. The 50 year old vineyard was restructured in 2009. It was well worth putting the effort into the reconstruction, because a vineyard of this age has a great value in our wine region. The vineyard was cultivated during the socialist era, when quantity ruled over quality, yields were high and vineyard works were carried on less thoroughly – as a consequence, the vineyards were exploited to high extent. Since the reconstruction the vineyard gives balanced crop almost regardless the vintages.

Vineyard management: Carefully planned, low intervention protection of the vineyard. Herbicides and insecticides are avoided (certified organic conversion started in 2020. Manual shoot and bunch selection. Average yield: 5 tons / hectare.

Harvest: Hand harvest in 15 kg boxes between 25 August and 11 September 2018.

Technology: Spontaneous fermentation in one concrete vat and several small plastic fermenters, 20–30% in whole bunches. Delicate extraction with daily 2x pigeage or pump-over. Pressed without pumping after 20–24 days of skin contact. Spontaneous malolactic fermentation. Barrel ageing for 8 months in large, 1000 litre Hungarian barrels. Estate bottled without fining and filtration.

Quality level: Single vineyard wine from selected parcels

Temperature: 16 °C

Food pairing: Dishes made of piglet, pork and lamb, red flesh game poultry, duck and goose. Pairs well with plates garnished with fruit or beetroot and ideal with cheese.

Available quantity: 1.500–2.000 bottles / year

Retail price: 32.50 euros

Wine reviews:  JancisRobinson.com: 17++p, WineAnorak.com: 92 p, Vinography.com: 9–9.5

Importers: USA: Danch&Granger Selections (California), Knit Wines (New York), Canada: Rezin (Quebec), Germany: K&U Weinhalle (Nürnberg), Naturgenuss GmbH, Weinhandlung Suff (Berlin) BorStore.de, Weingenuss aus Ungarn (online), Denmark: Løgismose, The Netherlands: Anfors-Imperial, Belgium: Roi de Rois, Russia: Lion Wine, Poland: NaWino

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Type of the wine: Red, dry

Grape variety: Kékfrankos

Alcohol content:12%

Terroir, vineyard:  Tényő

Training system:  Guyot

Harvest: Hand harvested

Technology: The manually harvested clusters were destemmed, then fermented on the skin in an open vat. The wine was matured in Hungarian oak barrel for 8 months.

Quality level: Entry level quality wine

Temperature:  15 °C

Food pairing:Ideal with light poultry dishes with paprika, duck and grilled sausages.

Available quantity:  2.600 Bottles

Retail price:  3100 HUF / 8–9 EUROS

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Grape variety:  Kékfrankos

Residual sugar, Alcohol: 1.2 g/l / 13%

Terroir, vineyard:  Steiger, Spern Steiner

Harvest: Machine harvest. Organic farming, Guyot training system, yield: 6000 kg/ha

Technology: Fermentation in open vat for 12–15 days. Ageing: 50% in Zemplén oak barrel, 50% in stainless steel tank

Quality level: Medium range, vineyard selection, single varietal wine

Temperature:  14–16 °C

Food pairing: Ideal partner of red flesh poultry or pâté with fruits.

Available quantity:  1900 bottles

Retail price:  2900 HUF / 7–8 EUROS

Story:Winemakers of Sopron have made their famous wines in the cellars of their houses protected by the town walls for centuries. Steigler Cellar follows the tradition and matures its Kékfrankos wines born from mica-schiest here, in the town. We embottled the best of our organically farmed Kékfrankos grapes.

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Type of the wine: Red, Dry

Grape variety: 100% Kékfrankos

Alcohol content: 12.5%

Acidity: 5.1 g/l

Residual sugar: 2.1 g/l

Terroir, vineyard: Among all our Kékfrankos plantings Bati Kereszt is the most protected plot where ripening and harvest are delayed by 2-3 weeks compared to other vineyards. The prolonged growing season adorns the wines with typically delicate, floral aromas.

Vineyard management: Carefully planned, low intervention protection of the vineyard. Herbicides and insecticides are avoided (certified organic conversion started in 2020. Manual shoot and bunch selection. Average yield: 6 tons / hectare.

Harvest: Hand harvest in 15 kg boxes on 28 September 2018.

Technology: Spontaneous fermentation in a stainless steel fermenter. Delicate extraction with daily 2x pump-over. Pressed without pumping after 27 days of skin contact. Spontaneous malolactic fermentation. Barrel aging for 8 months in large, 1000 litre Hungarian barrels. Estate bottled without fining and filtration.

Quality level: Single vineyard wine of limited quantity.

Temperature: 16 °C

Food pairing: Dishes made of piglet, pork and lamb, red flesh game poultry, duck and goose. Pairs well with plates garnished with fruit, beetroot, red cabbage or sweet potato.

Available quantity: 2.000–4.000 bottles / year

Retail price:  19.50 euros

Wine reviews:  JancisRobinson.com: 17.5 p, WineAnorak.com: 94 p, Vinography.com: 9–9.5

Importers: USA: Danch&Granger Selections (California), Knit Wines (New York), Canada: Rezin (Quebec), Germany: K&U Weinhalle (Nürnberg), Naturgenuss GmbH, Weinhandlung Suff (Berlin) BorStore.de, Weingenuss aus Ungarn (online), Denmark: Løgismose, The Netherlands: Anfors-Imperial, Belgium: Roi de Rois, Russia: Lion Wine, Poland: NaWino

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Type of the wine: Red, Dry

Grape variety:  100% Kékfrankos

Alcohol content: 12.5%

Acidity: 5.3 g/l

Residual sugar: 1.3 g/l

Terroir, vineyard: The grapes for this Kékfrankos are grown in the middle of the Baranya-valley in vineyards enjoying abundant sunshine. With a southeast exposure the valley opens to the Great Hungarian Plain so the grapes ripen early and yield consistently rich wines.

Vineyard management: Carefully planned, low intervention protection of the vineyard. Herbicides and insecticides are avoided (certified organic conversion started in 2020. Manual shoot and bunch selection. Average yield: 7 tons / hectare.

Harvest: Hand harvest in 15 kg boxes on 7 September 2018.

Technology: Spontaneous fermentation in a wooden fermenter with 25-30% whole bunches. Delicate extraction with daily 2x pigeage or pump-over. Pressed without pumping after 22 days of skin contact. Spontaneous malolactic fermentation. Barrel ageing for 8 months in large, 1000 litre Hungarian barrels. Estate bottled without fining and with coarse filtration.

Quality level: Single vineyard wine of limited quantity.

Temperature: 16 °C

Food pairing: Dishes made of piglet, pork and lamb, red flesh game poultry, duck and goose. Pairs well with plates garnished with fruit, beetroot or red cabbage.

Available quantity: 2.000–4.000 bottles / year

Retail price: 19.50 euros

Wine reviews:  JancisRobinson.com: 17.5 p, WineAnorak.com: 93 p, Vinography.com: 9–9.5

Importers: USA: Danch&Granger Selections (California), Knit Wines (New York), Canada: Rezin (Quebec), Germany: K&U Weinhalle (Nürnberg), Naturgenuss GmbH, Weinhandlung Suff (Berlin) BorStore.de, Weingenuss aus Ungarn (online), Denmark: Løgismose, The Netherlands: Anfors-Imperial, Belgium: Roi de Rois, Russia: Lion Wine, Poland: NaWino

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Type of the wine: Red, Dry

Grape variety: 100% Kékfrankos

Alcohol content: 12%

Acidity: 5.4 g/l

Residual sugar: 2.1 g/l /

Terroir, vineyard: 100% own crop from young vineyards in Baranya valley and Csötönyi valley

Vineyard management: Carefully planned, low intervention protection of the vineyard. Herbicides and insecticides are avoided (certified organic conversion started in 2020. Manual shoot and bunch selection. Average yield: 8–10 tons / hectare.

Harvest: Hand harvest in 15 kg boxes between 11–14 September 2018.

Technology: Spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel and wooden fermenters partly with whole bunches (up to 30%). Delicate extraction with daily 2x pigeage or pump-over. Pressed without pumping after 20–24 days of skin contact. Spontaneous malolactic fermentation. Ageing in large barrels and stainless steel tanks for 8 months. Estate bottled.

Quality level:  Regional entry level wine. The grapes for the Szekszárd Kékfrankos come from our younger plantations with vines aged between 5 to 10 years. Lower in concentration and with bright fruit aromas it is a genuine expression of the Szekszárd terroir and provides the right balance for an everyday bistro red.

Temperature: 16 °C

Food pairing: The wine pairs well with lamb and vegetable dishes, for example layered egg plant or Hungarian layered potato with paprika.

Available quantity: 12.000 bottles / year

Retail price: 11.50 euros

Wine reviews:  JancisRobinson.com: 16.5 p, WineAnorak.com: 93 p, Vinography.com: 9

Importers: USA: Danch&Granger Selections (California), Knit Wines (New York), Canada: Rezin (Quebec), Germany: K&U Weinhalle (Nürnberg), Naturgenuss GmbH, Weinhandlung Suff (Berlin) BorStore.de, Weingenuss aus Ungarn (online), Denmark: Løgismose, The Netherlands: Anfors-Imperial, Belgium: Roi de Rois, Russia: Lion Wine, Poland: NaWino

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Type of the wine: Red, Dry

Grape variety:  100% Kékfrankos

Alcohol content: 12,5%

Acidity: 5.9 g/l

Residual sugar: 1.3 g/l

Terroir, vineyard:  Szekszárd, Baranya-valley vineyard. Old, mass selected Kékfrankos vines planted in 1969. 1.5 hectares at 200–210 m above sea level. Terraces of southeastern exposure. Thick layer of loess soil with high lime content. The grapes for this Kékfrankos are grown in the middle of the Baranya-völgy in vineyards enjoying abundant sunshine. With southeast exposure the valley opens to the Great Hungarian Plain so the grapes ripen early and yield consistently rich wines. The 50 year old vineyard was restructured in 2009. It was well worth putting the effort into the reconstruction, because a vineyard of this age has a great value in our wine region. The vineyard was cultivated during the socialist era, when quantity ruled over quality, yields were high and vineyard works were carried on less thoroughly – as a consequence, the vineyards were exploited to high extent. Since the reconstruction the vineyard gives balanced crop almost regardless the vintages.

Vineyard management: Carefully planned, low intervention protection of the vineyard. Herbicides and insecticides are avoided (certified organic conversion started in 2020. Manual shoot and bunch selection. Average yield: 5 tons / hectare.

Harvest: Hand harvest in 15 kg boxes between 25 August and 11 September 2018.

Technology: Spontaneous fermentation in one concrete vat and several small plastic fermenters, 20–30% in whole bunches. Delicate extraction with daily 2x pigeage or pump-over. Pressed without pumping after 20–24 days of skin contact. Spontaneous malolactic fermentation. Barrel ageing for 8 months in large, 1000 litre Hungarian barrels. Estate bottled without fining and filtration.

Quality level: Single vineyard wine from selected parcels

Temperature: 16 °C

Food pairing: Dishes made of piglet, pork and lamb, red flesh game poultry, duck and goose. Pairs well with plates garnished with fruit or beetroot and ideal with cheese.

Available quantity: 1.500–2.000 bottles / year

Retail price: 32.50 euros

Wine reviews:  JancisRobinson.com: 17++p, WineAnorak.com: 92 p, Vinography.com: 9–9.5

Importers: USA: Danch&Granger Selections (California), Knit Wines (New York), Canada: Rezin (Quebec), Germany: K&U Weinhalle (Nürnberg), Naturgenuss GmbH, Weinhandlung Suff (Berlin) BorStore.de, Weingenuss aus Ungarn (online), Denmark: Løgismose, The Netherlands: Anfors-Imperial, Belgium: Roi de Rois, Russia: Lion Wine, Poland: NaWino

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Type of the wine: Rosé, dry

Grape variety:   Kékfrankos (Blaufrankisch)

Alcohol content: 12.5%

Terroir, vineyard:  Mátra wine region

Training system:  Umbrella training system

Harvest: Machine harvest

Technology: Reductive vinification

Quality level:  Estate wine

Temperature:  7–10 °C

Food pairing:  Sea food, fresh cheeses

Available quantity:  11000 bottles

Retail price:  1.190 HUF / 3-4 EUROS

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Type of the wine: Red, Dry

Grape variety:  100% Kékfrankos

Sugar / Alcohol:  Dry (1.0 g/l) 14.74 %

Terroir, vineyard:  Síkhegy vineyard (Eger wine region)

Training system: NA

Technology: Excellent grapes were harvested in the middle of October 23 Hungarian must degree. Fermentation in stainless steel tank with pump over maceration. After malolactic fermentation the wine aged 5 and 20hl oak barrels for 2 years.

Quality level:  Superior

Temperature:  14 - 16 C°

Food pairing:  Complex plates made of duck, veal or beef.

Available quantity:  4.500 BOTTLES

Retail price:  5490 HUF / 13-14 EUROS

Story:  The wine won gold medal at Eger Wine Region Wine Competition in 2019 and silver medal at National Wine Competition in 2019. The label was inspired by a photo of the towers of Eger rising above the city. The design is made by Bence Fajcsák (Color and Code design), and he recommends to see the label in different light, because it shows different colours for example outside in the sun or inside a room. The towers of Eger are mentioned visually to refer to ’Tornyos vineyand’ (meaning Vineyard of towers).

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Grape varieties: 100% Kékfrankos (Blaufrankisch)

Alcohol: 12.82%

Acidity: 5.6 g/l

Residual sugar: 2 g/l

Extract: 28.2 g/l

Terroir, vineyard:  Villány wine region – Mandolás vineyard

Technology:
Open-tank fermentation with two brief pumpings over each day. It was kept with the grape skin for 12 days. 10% of the wine was matured in 500 litre Hungarian oak barrels and 90% in wooden casks. The wine was bottled after 12 months of ageing.

Serving temperature:  16–17 ̊C.

Food pairing: It pairs well with spicy, yet not overwhelmingly heavy dishes, and also works perfectly in itself, musing on the uniqueness of the Kékfrankos.

Bottled quantity: 7500 bottles

Cellar webshop retail price: 6–7 €

Awards:
– 55th Villány Wine Contest 2024: Gold medal
– Gilbert & Gaillard International Challenge 2024: Gold medal

– VinAgora 2024: Gold medal

About the label: We believe wine and art belong together. We asked seven contemporary Hungarian writers and poets to draw inspiration from the premium wines of Vylyan Winery. From the essence of poems and short stories the creating hand conjured up artistic drawings, and we now present the result to the world on the Vylyan bottles. The drawings reflect the soul of the wines on paper, as the artists see them. You can read here the story of Kékfrankos.

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