The most successful producer: Bock Winery, Villány

The 31st edition of Concours Mondial de Brusselas was held in Guanajuato, Mexico. Nearly 7500 red or white wineswere evaluated from 42 countries (rosé, sweet and sparkling wines are tasted at different CMB contests). Hungary has record number of CMB medals this year: while last year there were only 1 medal winner, in 2022 zero, in 2021 there were 10 and in 2020 only 5, this year our country collected 19 medals, 10 gold and 9 silver medals. Bock Winery of Villány wine region got 2 gold and 4 silver medals out of the 19, gaining the title of the most successful Hungarian winery at CMB 2024.

 

By Ágnes Németh

Concours Mondial de Brusselas is one of the most rigorous international wine competitions. I know, because I participate at the contest every year, so I was there in Guanajuato, and I can assure all the sceptics, that my tasting committee was very strict and knowledgeable, and though only a few wines won medals from us, those ones well deserve their acknowledgements. I did not taste Hungarian wines this time, but I heard the good opinion of my fellow tasters, especially about the wines from Villány.

Hungary entered more than 50 wines this year, only 19 got medals, only 10 of them were awarded gold – proving again the high standards of the contest. (At CMB even the tasters are evaluated. We are tricked every day by receiving one sample twice, and of course this makes us even more alert to concentrate.) Bock Winery receiving so many medals including two gold medals is really a thing!

See all Hungarian medal winners of CMB 2024 here

Bock Villányi Franc Essencia 2020

Though Essencia is a wine style in our famous white wine region, Tokaj, there is a red Essencia as well, in Villány. Here Essencia is the brand name reflecting the concentrated, elegant character of the wine. It is made of 100% Cabernet Franc. Villány is one of the unique wine regions placing emphasis on varietal wines made of Cabernet Franc, it has its own appellation called Villányi Franc.
Bock Villányi Franc Essencia is harvested from the three best Cabernet Franc vineyards of the estate: Fekete-hegy, Ördögárok and Makár. It is a super premium Villányi Franc, the regulation of which requires 12 months of oak ageing, however Essencia spent 24 months in oak barrel. In accordance with quality standards, the Villányi Franc is aged for a minimum of one year in bottles before sale.
Dark ruby colour with garnet hue. Intense nose with ripe red berry fruits and dried fruits. The palate is abundant in chocolate and tobacco notes along with the berry fruits. A complexed, layered, full-bodied wine. On the webshop still vintage 2018 is on sale, but at the estate you can taste vintage 2020 as well. And the estate is well worth visit with a great wine restaurant and a 4-star wine hotel...

More about Bock wines

Bock is a legendary winery of Villány with several importers all over the world. If you are interested in importing, contact Nelli Bock-Szőke from Bock Winery.

Our earlier article about the recent Top 12 Villányi Franc wines – including Bock Essencia 2020.

Top 12 Cabernet Franc from Villány revealed