The red champion of VinAgora: Vylyan Villányi Franc 2018

Hungarianwines.eu — Tue, 20 May 2025 19:52:30 +0000

With the highest score for red wines

VinAgora is one of the two most important international wine competitions held in Hungary. Altogether 929 wines were judged from 16 countries, 7 champion awards, 15 grand gold medals, 187 gold and 83 silver medals were given. We have introduced the white bubbly champion recently, and now let us present the best red wine of the contest: it is Vylyan Villányi Franc 2008.
What is more, Vylyan have collected 3 gold medals, a silver medal and a special award. The entry level gold winner Ördög (‘Devil’) is definitely a wine to stock for summer evenings!

Being elegant is rewarding

Vylyan Vineyard and Winery is led by Mónika Debreczeni and her daughter Flóra – managing the estate together now will enable the smooth shift to the next generation in the future. Mónika is a true lady with refined taste, has always been the supporter of subtle and layered wines with that certain X factor called finesse. Vylyan was the first to receive Decanter Platinum award for red wine, it was a Pinot Noir, yet due to the climatic changes Mónika decided to focus on other varieties, like Cabernet Franc, Syrah and Kékfrankos. This year’s edition of VinAgora brought Vylyan amazing success:
– Champion award for Vylyan Villányi Franc 2008 (with the highest score of the contest for a red wine)
– Gold medal for Duennium 2017, the flagship red blend of Vylyan made only in exceptional vintages, in 2017 from Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah.
– Gold medal for KSZÍ 2024, an aerated sparkling wine made of Pinot Noir and Kékfrankos (Kszí is the sound you can hear opening a bottle of this wine…)
– Gold medal for Ördög (‘Devil’) 2022 for the entry level red blend of the estate: a red blend made of Merlot, Zweigelt, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. (Read more about the local legend with the Devil here.)
– Silver medal for Vylyan White Variation 2023, a Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc blend we introduced recently.
– Special award from Amorim Cork Hungary as an estate “dedicated to cork closure”

See all VinAgora results here
More about Vylyan Vineyard and Winery

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Rolling vineyards

Hungarianwines.eu — Thu, 24 May 2018 08:31:18 +0000

Bicycle race in Villány wine region

Whether you are trained biker or a beginner bicycle fan with your kids, you will find your type of activity on 24 June in Villány. The so called „Rolling vineyard” offers a 40 km race with an upgrade of 580 m, a convenient walk of 10 km visiting 5 wineries or a family bike path of 15 km suitable for beginners. After the challenge, participants can relax in the nearby Siklós Thermal Spa or they can visit the Castle of Siklósat night, because the castle museum will open for this special occassion at 10 pm.

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Refreshment at Vylyan Terrace

The hardest trial of the race is definitely the 40 km race, it is a normal, measured contest only for applicants over 14. The entry fee (3000 HUF = 10 euros) includes 3 refreshments plus warm meal at the end. Participants can enter on the spot. The most serious risk of the tour is that when you arrive at the first refreshment spot Vylyan Vineyard and Winery after 10 km, you will be enchanted by the view from the terrace, the cold, refreshing wines and the familiar atmosphere of the terrace. Try their pearly wine called Kszí, lovely, fruity and refreshing!

Kszí – the sound of the wine

This pearly (areated) wine is named after the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet. It is the sound you hear, when you open up a bottle of refreshing KSZI and the pearling bubbles come to the surface.
It is a delicate shade, “ballerina”, amongst the full-bodied red wines of Villany: playful, ethereal, lively, intensive and elegant. From the colour to the fragrance this wine shows an elegant, ethereal ‘pink’ character. The Pinot Noir variety gives a lively fruitiness, elegance and depth to the sip. On the palate full bodied and juicy– the notes of exotic fruits are rounded off by a long lingering finish with the hint of pink grapefruit.

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