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Shiraz by Hungary

Hungarianwines.eu — Tue, 10 Oct 2017 09:31:00 +0000

5 star wines at monthly panel tasting

Speaking about Hungary we certainly emphasize our indigenous varieties like Kékfrankos or Kadarka, but we must mention that Hungarian winemakers can cope with their international counterparts in international varieties as well – maybe not constantly, but there are refreshing exceptions. Leading Hungarian print wine magazine’s latest Shiraz panel tasting revealed three 5 star wines, and two of them were Hungarian: Monopole Soul Syrah by Kovács Nimród Winery (Eger) and Villányi Syrah by Vylyan Vineyard and Winery.

Tasters with WSET diploma

For November issue of VinCE Magazine 44 Shiraz / Syrah wines were tasted, and this time all the members of the jury were Wine and Education Trust diploma holders. Besides Montes Alpha Shiraz 2015 the two above mentioned Hungarian Shiraz wines achieved the highest result, the so called VinCE Award (5 stars).

The two national stars according to the tasting panel

Monopole Soul Syrah, Kovács Nimród Winery, Eger, 2013
Deep purple-ruby colour. Rich, spicy nose with eucalypt, cranberries, blackberries and restrained oaky tones. Complex, wide spectrum wine with spices on the palate as well. Clove, pepper, nutmeg. Elegant wine typical of the variety. Vivid, zesty with outstanding structure and nice acidity. It has a long ageing potential.

Vylyan Villányi Syrah, Vylyan Vineyard and Winery, Villány, 2013
Deep ruby with garnet rim. Outstandingly intense nose full of ripened fruits: strawberry, strawberry jam, vanilla, coconut, cocoa and refined oaky tones. Ripe, rich and complex palate with fine tannins. Relatively high alcohol and lower acidity, still elegant and enjoyable to drink.

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Villány regional wine contest – the results

Hungarianwines.eu — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 17:08:04 +0000

International wine contests are of most importance, but so do the regional ones, because these tournaments show the best examples of a region. Since wines against each other are from more or less the same grapes, the same terroir and made according to the same traditions, the level of care counts, the level of preciseness, and maybe something else, creativity, artistic attitude – something that makes difference between sob stuff and a piece of art.

The 49th issue of the contest, 296 entries

Villány, the most well known red wine region of Hungary has its own wine contest every year, and as it is organised professionally and the judges are selected carefully, it is an important guide for both professions and the wine loving public.

Villányi Cabernet Sauvignon Prémium 2012

This year 296 wines were entered, out of which

11 wines were awarded great gold,
62 gold medals,
178 silver medals
35 bronze medals.

The most important awards

CHAMPION: Ördögárok Merlot 2012, Günzer Tamás Winery (great gold)
Best Cabernet Sauvignon: Cabernet Sauvignon Prémium 2012, Koch Winery (great gold)
Best Villányi Franc: Villányi Franc Super Prémium 2015, Koch Winery (great gold)
Best Cabernet Franc: Cabernet Franc 2012, Sauska Winery (great gold)
Special Award by the Wine Region Committee: Portugieser 2015, Müller János (great gold)
Best Cuvée: Cuvée 7 Villány 2012, Sauska Winery (great gold)
Best White Wine: Hárslevelű 2014, Kovács Winery (great gold)
Best Kékfrankos: Kékfrankos 2015, Tamás Riczu (gold)
Best Rosé: Csicsergő 2016, Bánfalvi Wine Cellar (gold)

The main sponsor of the wine contest, Hungarokork Amorim Zrt. Offered 2 extra prizes:

Ördögárok Merlot 2012, Tamás Günzer Winery
Ikrek Cuvée 2013, Gábor Szende

The whole list of result is available here

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’Golden rain’ on Somló hill – IWC results are out!

Hungarianwines.eu — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 09:25:44 +0000

9 Hungarian wines were awarded medals by the British wine contest, International Wine Challenge: 2 bronze, 4 silver and 3 gold medals were given. Tornai Winery from Somló proved to be the most successful Hungarian winery at the contest with 2 gold and 2 bronze medals:

Premium Juhfark, Tornai Winery, Somló, 2015 Gold medal
Top Selesction Furmint, Tornai Winery, Somló, 2015 Gold medal
Top Selection Grófi Juhfark, Tornai Winery, 2015 Bronze medal
Premium Furmint, Tornai Winery, Somló, 2015 Bronze medal

All the other medal winning Hungarian wines are from the historic Tokaj wine region, three of them from the renewed, state owned Grand Tokaj (formerly Tokaj Trade House):

Grand Tokaj Aszú, Grand Tokaj, Tokaj, 2013 Gold medal
Kővágó Furmint, Grand Tokaj, Tokaj, 2015 Silver medal
Grand Tokaj No. 8., Grand Tokaj, Tokaj, 2015 Silver medal
Chateau Imperial Tokaj, Tokaji Aszú 3 Puttonyos, Tokaj Hétszőlő, Tokaj, 2008 Silver medal
Stephan’s Crown Tokaji Aszú 5 puttonyos, 2013, Copestick Murray Wine Solutions, Tokaj Silver medal

The International Wine Challenge (IWC) owned by William Reed Business Media is now in its 34th year. The IWC is accepted as the world’s finest and most meticulously judged wine competition which assesses every wine blind and judges each for its faithfulness to style, region and vintage. Throughout the rigorous judging processes, each medal-winning wine is tasted on three separate occasions by at least 10 different judges and awards include medals (Trophy, Gold, Silver, Bronze) and Commended and Great Value awards. Regular judges ensure the quality of the contest like Sarah Abbott MW, Tim Atkin MW, Dr. Jamie Goode, Charles Metcalfe among others. Over 15 000 wines are entered annually from over 55 countries.

International Wine Challenge takes place in London and has a unique procedure of judging, which can be seen in this short video:

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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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China Wine and Spirits Awards

Hungarianwines.eu — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 13:14:48 +0000

China Wine and Spirits Awards

CWSA is the biggest and most prestigious wine and spirits competition in Hong Kong and China. The judges are influential wine buyers from China. The advantage of this is that the judges know what Chinese consumers want. They are highly specialised and experienced in the demands of the unique Chinese market. Within the competition there is a bio wine competition as well.

Hungarian results from CWSA:

Gold Medal: Chateau Teleki Villányi Franc, Csányi Winery, Villány, 2012

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