Super 12 white and red wines

January 26, 2018

Super 12 white and red wines

The best Hungarian wines according to wine writers

The Circle of Hungarian Wine Writers was founded in 2016, and it has 26 members. Apart from working on making wine media a better phenomenon, the Circle organizes an annual wine competition. The first contest was held in 2016, results can be found here. In the first part of the procedure the members nominated their most memorable wines tasted in 2017. The resulting list was rather elongated, thus members had to vote for wines (they could not vote for their own nominees). At the end of the voting period the list of the 12 outstanding white and 12 red red wines took shape – the so called Super 12 were selected.

Super 12 White Wines

Bencze Családi Birtok Venus 2015, Badacsony
Csetvei Pince Kő-Papir-Olló/Kő 2013, Mór
Demeter Zoltán Szerelmi Hárslevelű 2015, Tokaj
Gizella Pince Szil-völgy Cuvée 2015, Tokaj
Györgykovács Imre Nagy-Somlói Furmint 2015, Somló
Holdvölgy Vision 2015, Tokaj
Kamocsay Ákos Ihlet Cuvée 2015, Neszmély
Kolonics Pincészet Somlói Juhfark 2015, Somló
Kovács Nimród Monopole Battonage Chardonnay 2015, Eger
Pálffy Pince Káli Királyi Fekete-hegy Olaszrizling 2015, Balaton-felvidék (Upper Balaton)
Andrea Mária 2015, Eger
Szászi Endre Badacsonyi Rózsakő 2015, Badacsony

Super 12 Red Wines

Balla Géza Sziklabor Feketeleányka 2013, Ménes (Transylvania)
Eszterbauer Borászat Nagyapám Szekszárdi Kadarka 2016, Szekszárd
Günzer Tamás Bocor Grandior Merlot 2012, Villány
Heumann Pincészet Terra Tartaro 2012, Villány
Ikon Borászat Evangelista Cabernet Franc 2012, South Balaton
Koch Csaba Villányi Csanád Cuvée 2012, Villány
Kovács Nimród Monopole Soul Syrah 2013, Eger
Thummerer Pince Cabernet Sauvignon Superior Selection 2012, Eger
Tiffán’s A Régimódi 2015, Villány
Sauska Cabernet Franc 2012, Villány
Sebestyén Pince Grádus Cuvée 2013, Szekszárd
Andrea Merengő Egri Bikavér Grand Superior 2013, Eger

The best of the best ones

These 12 + 12 wines are all exceptional, they are selected by competent wine experts, and the list is a result of a consensus. We warmly recommend any of them.

And after tasting all the wines, the wine writers decided who deserves the so called Great Hungarian Award as well, here they are!

Györgykovács Imre Nagy-Somlói Furmint 2015, Somló
Koch Csaba Villányi Csanád Cuvée 2012, Villány