Grape varieties: 42% Cabernet Franc, 40% Syrah, 18% Merlot

Alcohol: 14.33%

Acidity: 5.5 g/l

Residual sugar: 2.5 g/l

Extract: 31.9 g/l

Terroir, vineyard:  Villány – Dobogó, Mandolás and Városhegy vineyards

Technology: Varieties and the crop from each vineyard were treated and vinified separately.

Fermentation began in open tanks, continued with closed pumping over. Fermentation continued with grape skins for 14–24 days. Malolactic fermentation was performed with

natural organisms, mostly in barrique barrels. Ageing in barrels continued for 12

months, with 80% Hungarian oak barrels and 20% wooden casks. After blending, the cuvée was kept in tanks for ageing.

Serving temperature: 15–16 ̊C

Food pairing: It is a real Jolly Joker when it comes to food pairings, as the wine itself is complex and multifaceted. It goes well with heavier roasts or even a spicy vegetable stew.

Bottled quantity: 26.000 bottles

Cellar webshop retail price: 10–11 €

Awards:

• Berliner Wine Trophy 2023: Gold medal
• 54th Villány Wine Contest 2024: Gold medal
• VinAgora 2024: Gold medal

Story: The wine was named after Duke Montenuovo Nandor, who owned parts of our vineyards at the beginning of the 20th century.

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 Montenouvo.

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Grape varieties: 100% Cabernet Franc

Alcohol: 14.47%

Acidity: 5.4 g/l

Residual sugar: 2.4 g/l

Extract: 31 g/l

Terroir, vineyard: Villány wine region, Mandolás vineyard, southern exposure

Technology:  Because of the cooler weather in October, grapes reached the winery in a colder state, thus cold maceration was applied to preserve fruitiness. Fermentation with the grape skin took place in a closed tank for 25 days, at 26–28°C, with open, and then with closed pumping over. Malolactic fermentation was performed with the skins, under the pomace cover. Ageing took place in barrique barrels. Barrels: 225-litre barrels made

of Zemplén and Mecsek oak, ages: 30% new, 40% one or two-year-old, 30% older.

The wine was aged in barrels for 13 months.

Serving temperature: 16–17 °C.

Food pairing: Game dishes, delicate roasts, mature and fatty cheese varieties and dark-chocolate desserts.

Bottled quantity: 26.000 bottles

Cellar webshop retail price: 10–11 €

Awards:

– Franc du Monde 2022: Silver medal,

– Winelovers Wine Award 2022 top100: 45^th place,

– Winelovers Wine Award 2022 top20 red wines:10^th place

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 Villányi Franc.

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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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Grape varieties: 38% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Kékfrankos (Blaufrankisch), 13% Syrah, 11% Cabernet Franc, 4% Zweigelt

Alcohol: 14.06%

Acidity: 5.8 g/l

Residual sugar: 3.5 g/l

Extract: 31 g/l

Terroir, vineyard: Villány wine region

Technology: We select and harvest each variety separately. After fermentation, the wine

is aged in Hungarian oak casks (70%), in barrique (10%) and stainless steel tanks (20%) for about a year, and then we blend the wines.

Serving temperature: 13–14 C

Food pairing: Ideal with medium-heavy dishes such as casserole dishes, pizzas, and grilled meats.

Bottled quantity: 100.000 bottles

Cellar webshop retail price: 6–7 €

Awards: 55th Villány Wine Contest 2024: Gold medal

Story – the legend of Villány: Once upon a time there was a blonde girl, Harka, who was so beautiful that even the devil fell in love with her. In his desperate love the devil agreed with the old witch (Harka’s mother) to plough the rocky mountain of Harsány within one night. The job seemed impossible: the rocky surface was hard and solid, nobody had been able to plough it before him. The witch told him: „if you don’t succeed, you have to promise to go back to hell immediately!” The devil was strong and devoted: it was not even midnight when he almost finished. The old witch loved her daughter, she was afraid of losing her, so she was thinking hard to come up with a solution. Finally, she ran to the hen house and started to crew, just like roosters do at dawn. Though sunrise was hours away, she could wake up the neighbour roosters, who replied to her voice, and suddenly the cocks of the whole village were crowing. The devil was shocked, he had not finished yet! He was furious but had to leave, the place where he went down the hell is still there in the town of Harkány, hot water has been coming to the surface since there to supply the famous Harkány spa. And if you drive from Harkány to Villány, you can still see the traces of his plough, a quarry on the rocky mountain.

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Grape varieties: 100% Portugieser

Alcohol: 12.42%

Acidity: 5.3 g/l

Residual sugar: 1.5 g/l

Extract: 26.5 g/l

Terroir, vineyard: Villány – Városhegy vineyard

Technology:
In accordance with the characteristics of the variety, in order to highlight its vivid

fruitiness, the harvested grapes were kept on the skin for a brief period of 10-11days, at a

temperature of 25-26 °C. Malolactic fermentation, and then maturation also took place in stainless steel tanks.

Serving temperature: 12–13 ̊C.

Food pairing: It is a good match with lighter Hungarian dishes, fish for example, and Italian starters and pastas.

Bottled quantity: 90.000 bottles

Cellar webshop retail price: 5–6 €

Award: 55th Villány Wine Contest 2024: Gold medal

Story – the legend of Villány: Once upon a time there was a blonde girl, Harka, who was so beautiful that even the devil fell in love with her. In his desperate love the devil agreed with the old witch (Harka’s mother) to plough the rocky mountain of Harsány within one night. The job seemed impossible: the rocky surface was hard and solid, nobody had been able to plough it before him. The witch told him: „if you don’t succeed, you have to promise to go back to hell immediately!” The devil was strong and devoted: it was not even midnight when he almost finished. The old witch loved her daughter, she was afraid of losing her, so she was thinking hard to come up with a solution. Finally, she ran to the hen house and started to crew, just like roosters do at dawn. Though sunrise was hours away, she could wake up the neighbour roosters, who replied to her voice, and suddenly the cocks of the whole village were crowing. The devil was shocked, he had not finished yet! He was furious but had to leave, the place where he went down the hell is still there in the town of Harkány, hot water has been coming to the surface since there to supply the famous Harkány spa. And if you drive from Harkány to Villány, you can still see the traces of his plough, a quarry on the rocky mountain.

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