Villány wine & stay

One photo can tell more than 100 words, it might sound a cliché, but look at our cover photo. Imagine yourself in that dining room with the afternoon sunshine. There is no noise, just birds and cicadas. And now, imagine that you have a glass in your hand with one of the best, the most elegant, the fruitiest Cabernet Franc wines you have ever tasted.

By Ágnes Németh

When it comes to Jackfall wines, there are no obstacles

Three years ago, our Hungarian Gettogether took place in Villány wine region, at the Castle of Siklós. A Polish importer accepted our invitation, I thought it would be nice to give him accommodation for the night. I called Bori – Borbála Jandrasics –, we were colleagues at Vince Magazine, so I called her, she discussed it with the owner, her father, and they provided the room for the Polish guy. I asked him how he liked the place, and he was fascinated. What is more, he was about to import Jackfall wines, he liked them so much. Unfortunately for him, the winery already had had an importer in Poland. A few weeks later he sent me an email: he bought some cases from the other importer, so finally – commented happily – he had Jackfall wines!

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Life changes, Jackfall Cab Franc remains

Since then, life has changed. After her father’s tragic car accident Bori and her business partner, Imola Elektook over the management. It is hard work, thank God, as Bori commented, their winemaker is the same, András Köszeli, who gained experience in renowned wine regions like Tuscany, Napa Valley, and Provence.
I had the chance to taste their Villányi Franc (Cabernet Franc) last November at a dinner in Vaj bistro, it was stunning! The best wine in the line-up. Then, in February, I was presenting Hungarian wines at Wine Paris.Our little booth was quite popular, and once Aljoscha Wright head buyer of Oxford Wine Company came for a quick tasting. “Just one”, he said with a strict face when he came to my side of the booth. Out of the several red wines I picked up Jackfall Villányi Franc 2019. His eyes became wide and he exclaimed: “God, it’s amazing!”

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Book a room in Tranquility Country

The team offers rooms in a typical Swabian mansion and in another building, a guest house as well. The mansion or ‘kúria’, as we say shows that living in the countryside can be stylish and somewhat noble. If you think of a Jane Austin scene, picture pretty ladies sipping their tea, you can find something similar here, though tea is less popular in Hungary. The pretty ladies might have sipped some wine…
The mansion and the guest house have different rooms, each room includes a private bathroom with a shower,while certain rooms are equipped with a fully equipped kitchen with an oven. TV, wifi, parking is also provided. The prices are reasonable, a room is less then 100 EUR for a night. The village, Kisjakabfalva (hence the name of the winery, Jackfall, the Swabian name) is tiny with a population of only 157 people! It takes only 15 minutes by bicycle to get to Villány, and of course you can rent a bike at Jackfall.

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Contact Bori directly

Festival weekend at several wineries

During the upcoming weekend several wineries will offer diverse programs in Villány wine region, Gere Tamás & Winery offers one of the most diverse programs on Saturday, on the 4th of May: creative nursery for the kids in the morning, guided tasting of treasures from the depth of the cellar in the afternoon, home-made burgers and grilled dishes all day, live music in the evening. Plus, when you have had enough of the “buzz” of the festival, you can chill in the cosy rooms of Diófa Pension, managed by Gere Tamás & Zsolt Winery.

A little language lesson

‘Borzsongás’ is an annual festival in Villány, always at the beginning of May, when nature begins to ‘buzz’, people enjoy doing picnics, the air is vibrant, joy is all around – this is what ‘zsongás’, the second part of the name of the event means. More precisely, you can hear ‘zsongás’ in a spring meadow full of flowers and bees. The first part, ‘bor’ means ‘wine’, obviously, since in Villány, in our southernmost wine region everything is connected to wine.

Basic info about Borzsongás wine festival

Venue: many wineries of Villány, for example the above mentioned Gere Tamás & Zsolt Winery, A. Gere Winery, Csányi Winery (Teleki wines), Vylyan Vineyard & Winery.

Website – programmes: the list of programmes for each day are listed on the official website of Villány wine marketing, however, only in Hungarian. Do not be afraid, you can get along, just look for the date and the name of the winery you are interested in, then you can use a bit of help from google translate.

Find the programmes here.
Advanced booking is needed in most cases!
Accommodation: Since the festival is very popular, hotels and guest houses are likely to be fully booked. Book your room as soon as possible.

Our earlier article about Diófa Pension

https://hungarianwines.eu/oasis-under-the-walnut-tree/

 

Kisasszony – a rosé made of 100% Kadarka

– The fruit came from Remete vineyard in Villány, the vines were planted in 2012, it is the third vintage of the plantation (Guyot training system).
– Harvest took place at the end of September.
– After destemming the juice was placed in stainless steel tank, fermentation took place under controlled temperature. The wine spent a few weeks on fine lees.
– Bottled in April, 4000 bottles were made.
– Alcohol: 13.6%
– Acidity: 5.5 g/l
– Residual sugar: 1.1 g/l
– Description: Clear, pale pink colour. Intense nose with surprisingly white wine character. Thanks to the P9 Clone the nose and the palate are spicier than in case of many other Kadarka wines. Abundant in floral notes, the red berry fruits stay in the background. Pleasant, refreshing acidity, while the long finish is the icing on the cake. A crispy, true summer wine.

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