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“The perfect constellation of barrel & cellar with a pinch of Swiss preciseness”

Hungarianwines.eu — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 16:27:09 +0000

Heumann Terra Tartaro from Villány – taste it at Wine Paris!

Dr Gabriella Mészáros leading Hungarian wine writer has recently published an article about Villány. She highlighted only two wines, one of them is Terra Tartaro by Heumann Winery. As she comments, “this wine has been a safe choice ever since its first release”. Come and taste Heumann wines (including the current vintage of Terra Tartaro) at Wine Paris!
(Swiss preciseness in the title refers to the nationality of Evelyne Heumann, who owns the winery with Erhard, her German husband.)

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When you want another glass

Dr Gabriella Mészáros has been a wine educator for decades, many Hungarian wine experts learnt the basics (and much more) at her and her husband’s wine school. In her recent article with Heumann Terra Tartaro she quotes a winemaker, who believes that the so called “comfort of swallow” is an obvious indicator of a great wine: when you enjoy swallowing it and you want another one. “This wine has firmstructure, yet it is easy to fall in love with it. It is concentrated and long, yet it has subtle aroma profile. Abundant in spices: nutmeg, star anise, cayenne pepper and a hint of mint. Luscious and unique.” – adds Gabriella Mészáros.

Terra Tartaro 2018

At Wine Paris visitors can taste the current vintage of the wine. The wine is made of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc, from 15–30-year-old vines. The soil is mainly loess with high proportion of limestone.

Destemmed, alcoholic fermentation and malolactic fermentation in temperature-controlled steel tanks at 28-30° C; matured in Hungarian barriques (225 l) and tonneau (500 l) for 24 months.

The quoted article by Dr Gabriella Mészáros (in Hungarian)

More about Heumann Winery

Our recent article about Heumann Merlot

Heumann Merlot – a wine to keep or enjoy now

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Golden rose: Dúzsi Syrah Rosé 2021

Hungarianwines.eu — Sat, 22 Apr 2023 07:38:43 +0000

Wine of the Weekend

Another gold medal went to Dúzsi Family Winery – but who counts? Tamás Dúzsi junior cannot recall if they have won 37 or 38 gold medals at Vinalies Mondial du Rosé in the past decades. Certainly, enough for the crown of the “Rosé King” as Tamás Dúzsi, the founder of the winery is often called.

“Regulars” at Mondial du Rosé

Vinalies Mondial du Rosé is an OIV competition organized in Montpellier, France annually. This year 264 wines received medals from 20 countries. Hungary received 3 gold and 5 silver medals. Dúzsi Family Winery is one of the gold winners this year, and they were always on the top list of Mondial.
– In 2019 for example they won 3 silver medals (for rosés made of Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Franc).
– In 2018 they won gold with Dúzsi Kékfrankos Rosé.
– In 2017 they won 5 silver medals (this year Merlot Rosé entered as well).
And we could go on and on.
More about Vinalies Mondial du Rosé

What is this “Pink Power”?

As you can see from the above examples, The Dúzsis make rosé of practically every black grape they have: Kadarka, Kékfrankos, Pinot, Cabernets, Merlot. Is there a pink cloud above them? Do they want to grab the easier end of wine production? On the contrary. As once Tamás Dúzsi senior explained to me, he prefers the challenges of rose making. He believes that creating great rosé wines does not require less effort and skill than making great red wines. “With a fresh, elegant, sleek rosé winemakers do not have the playground of long ageing and barrels of different level of toasting” – said Tamás Dúzsi about the creation of outstanding rosé wines. Rosé winemakers have much less tools, therefore they have to be more precise during the vinification process. Barrel ageing can mask the wine, with rosés the winemaker has much less time. “Monkeymilk” – as Dúzsi calls the very pale rosé – is hard to make, time passes fast like hell, the winemaker has to stay put and interrupt immediately. Tamás Dúzsi put his life on it: to capture probably the most fragile thing in winemaking – the pure essence of fruit. The family has made rosé selections – a collection of different varietal rosés, as in the cover photo above – since 2012.

More about Dúzsi Family Winery

How did Syrah arrived in Szekszárd

There was an old Hungarian foreign trader, who spent a lot of time in France, and after – or during – business negotiations, he loved tasting a spicy, fruity red wine. He soon learnt the name of the variety: Syrah. In his home town, Szekszárd, back around the year 2000, he planted some Syrah, and later, when he grew old and decided to sell grape, he was happy to sell it to Tamás Dúzsi. It was also the foreign trader, who persuaded Tamás Dúzsi to try to make Syrah rosé. So he did – and as we can see, with great success.

The grapes were harvested fully ripened in this old vineyard at the top of Alsónána. Fermenting and maturation took place in stainless steel tank. The wine is more complex than the average rosé wines, ideal to pair it with meals as well. Cherry and picante sour cherry on the nose and abundance of fruit on the palate with the typical spiciness of the variety, too. It fills the whole mouth yet there is no clumsiness at all.

Dúzsi wines are also available in Budapest at Dúzsi Wine Shop in Budapest (Ráday street 37.)

Dúzsi wines are available in several countries. If you can’t find an importer nearby, order Dúzsi wines from Winelovers Webshop. They ship to every European country!

Champion Dúzsi wines are available at Budapest Airport Memories of Hungary shop

Champion rosé at the ‘other’ Budapest Airport shop

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Help a baby weigh more than this bottle!

Hungarianwines.eu — Fri, 11 Dec 2020 12:27:40 +0000

A double magnum is 3 litres, more or less 3 kilos (without the bottle). The weight of a healthy new born baby. However, many babies are bor with less than 1 kilo! You can help them now and enjoy great wines at the same time. Vylyan Mandolás double magnum is one of the auction lots of Pannon Wine Guild charity auction. Rare and valuable bottles are available and 100% of the income will go to Peter Cerny Foundation to help them cure sick babies. Ezerjó from Frittmann, Eszterbauer, Bock, Gere Tamás & Zsolt and Dúzsi wine selections in wooden gift box and many other exciting items!

The Guild

Pannon Wine Guild is an association of the most significant family wineries throughout Hungary. It was founded in 1999 by ten wineries. It is a prestige to become a member. They hold tasting events, for example the annual Christmas tasting one of their missions is to recommend each other. For this reason the Guild has created the Pannon Passport recently. As for this auction, the website is in Hungarian, but it is easy to participate, though shipping can be an issue. If you are interested, let us know and we can check the cost of shipment for you.

Auction website

3 auction lots to go for

Eszterbauer is a family winery in Szekszárd wine region with numerous national and international accolades. The wooden gift box contains three vintages of Tivald Cabernet Sauvignon 2011, 2012, 2013. Tivald is a great, full bodied wine, a perfect example of the grape variety. Full bodied, but the big body pairs with elegance and delicacy. And who is Tivald? He was a simple day labourer working for the owner’s grandfather. János Eszterbauer well remembers his figure, always unshaved, always complaining about something – and always working. This wine and the label is an honour to him – and probably to all the simple, honest, hard working people.

Make a bid! Auction price: 29.000 HUF (82 euros)

Ezerjó is a rare variety even in Hungary, and Generosa is even rarer. Therefore the double bottle of Frittmann Ezerjó and Generosa 2017 can be a unique gift, especially because these wines were matured in oak barrel – which is not so typical for Ezerjó, and even less typical for Generosa. Generosa is a delicate, juicy, lovely wine, while Ezerjó is more of a complex, masculine wine: “The fragrance of this lemon coloured wine shows notes of honey, butter and vanilla as well as some yellow-fleshed fruits. Aromas are nicely echoing the bouquet, and toasty notes appear along with flavours of apple, pear and mango. These latter ones provide a special creamy character to this wine, though keep its straight and vivid acidity as a primary structural element. Spicy aftertaste lingers on the palate.“

Make a bid! Auction price: 5000 HUF (14 euros)

Vylyan Vineyard and Winery is famous for its elegant wines, and Duennium is undoubtedly one of the pearls of the estate. This Bordeaux blend is only made in great vintages, and 2006 was a great one for sure. “It has an explicit, upstanding and balanced structure with ripe tannins, vital acidity and velvety texture. The aromas are intense and complex with notes of ripe fruits (dark forest fruits), star anise, cedar, cinnamon and clove. The palate is massive but fruity at the same time. The rich flavour is dominated by caramel, tobacco and creamy chocolate mousse. It has a long-lasting finish, …extension of the moment.“

Make a bid! Auction price: 60.000 HUF (170 euros)

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Koch wines from Villány win two gold medals in Bergamo

Hungarianwines.eu — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 19:16:43 +0000

Koch Csaba

Csaba Koch is an ambitious winemaker with two estates, one in Hajós–Baja wine region and one in Villány. Two premium wines of the latter estate were sent to Bergamo, Italy to participate in the 12th edition of Emozione dal Mondo Merlot e Cabernet insieme.

Both wines – VinArt Cabernet Sauvignon Premium 2012 and VinArt Csanád Cuvée 2012 – won gold medals, and was also awarded the Press Prize.

The winemaker Csaba Koch says that the great results are the consequence of the fabulous terroir, the soil of Diósviszló, and of his unique grape growing philosophy – he leaves more leaves on the vine to enable more photosynthesis, therefore the berries „get more sunshine and so does the wine”. Koch winery was awarded the Best Winery of the Year in 2014.

The award winning wines will be exhibited at Vinitaly, Verona in April, 2017.

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Franc & Franc – conference sold out but tasting tickets available

Hungarianwines.eu — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 14:17:28 +0000

Elizabeth Gabay

Elizabeth Gabay MW and Caroline Gilby MW will also speak at the Villány Invites Europe conference in Villány, south of Hungary. The event on November 18-19 is dedicated to the grape variety Cabernet Franc, which „has found its natural home in Villány”, as it was written by Michael Broadbent British wine writer in Decanter magazine.
While last year Cabernet Franc wines were intruduced from the Loire valley along with the host Villány wines, this year the event will offer wines from all over Europe.
The conference is sold out, but tickets for the following day tasting are still available in limited quantity.

The price is 15 000 HUF (50 euros) and it includes:

– a welcome drink

37 Cabernet Francs from 22 Villány wineries are to be sampled (complete list below)
snacks
transfer from one location to the other
tasting book
a wine glass
a dropshop

Registration here

It might be hard to find a room in Villány at this weekend, but you give try:

Gere Crocus Hotel is a comfortable hotel with spa, and in its Mandula restaurant the iconic Gere Attila wines are offered with international and Hungarian cuisine.

Ermitage is a hotel with relaxed atmosphere, and its restaurant runs a kitchen with home like Hungarian and Swabish dishes.

Gere Panzió belongs to Gere Tamás and Zsolt winery. There are no warm meals, but there is a nice, spacious courtyard with playground.

If all the rooms are booked in Villány, the neighbouring town of Harkány can be a good choice. Hotel Dráva is 15 minutes drive from Villány – though we suggest you not drive after tasting, take a taxi instead. In Hungary zero tolerance was introduced some years ago, which means that even a glass of wine can make a driver in big trouble in case of police controll.

The list of Villány Cabernet Franc wines to tasted on 19 November:

1 Bock Pince, Cabernet Franc (Fekete-hegy), 2011

2 Bock Pince, Villányi Franc (Fekete-hegy), 2012

3 Bock Pince, Villányi Franc (Fekete-hegy), 2015

4 Csányi Pincészet, Chateau Teleki Cabernet Franc, 2002

5 Csányi Pincészet, Chateau Teleki Villányi Franc, 2012

6 Csányi Pincészet, Kővilla Válogatás Villányi Franc, 2011

7 Gere Attila Pincészete, Cabernet Franc Selection, 2006

8 Gere Attila Pincészete, Villányi Franc, 2012

9 Gere Attila Pincészete, Villányi Franc, 2013

10 Gere Tamás és Zsolt Pincészete, Cabernet Franc, 2009

11 Gere Tamás és Zsolt Pincészete, Villányi Franc Várerdő-dűlő, 2011

12 Gere Tamás és Zsolt Pincészete, Villányi Franc, 2012

13 Günzer Tamás Pincészete, Bocor Cabernet Franc, 2012

14 Heumann Pincészet, Cabernet Franc, 2011

15 Heumann Pincészet, Villányi Franc, 2012

16 Hummel Pincészet, Panterra, 2011

17 Hummel Pincészet, Panterra, 2012

18 Janus Borház, Villányi Franc Válogatás, 2012

19 Jekl Pincészet, Cabernet Franc (Fekete-hegy), 2011

20 Kiss Gábor Pincészete, Cabernet Franc, 2013

21 Lelovits Pincészet, Cabernet Franc, 2012

22 Maczkó Róbert Pincészete, Villányi Franc, 2012

23 Malatinszky Kúria Organikus Szőlőbirtok, Kúria Cabernet Franc, 2003

24 Malatinszky Kúria Organikus Szőlőbirtok, Kúria Cabernet Franc, 2008

25 Malatinszky Kúria Organikus Szőlőbirtok, Kúria Cabernet Franc, 2013

26 Mayer Márton Pincészete, Cabernet Franc, 2009

27 Mokos Családi Pincészet, Villányi Franc, 2011

28 Ősi Gábor Pincészete, Villányi Franc, 2013

29 Polgár Pincészet, Cabernet Franc, 2011

30 Polgár Pincészet, Cabernet Franc, 2012

31 Ruppert Borház, Villányi Franc, 2012

32 Sauska Pincészet, Cabernet Franc, 2012

33 Szemes Pincészet, Villányi Franc, 2013

34 Tiffán Ede és Zsolt Pincészete, Cabernet Franc Grande Selection, 2011

35 Vylyan Pincészet, Cabernet Franc, 2008

36 Vylyan Pincészet, Villányi Franc, 2012

37 Vylyan Pincészet, Mandolás, 2012

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