Another Loire cabernet franc and another amazing affordable wine. This is just perfect for what it is, pure and terroir driven. Give me more!
Supermarket wines: Eszterbauer Tanyamacska Kékfrankos 2020
Eszterbauer is one of my favourite Szekszárd producers, and their entry level reds are rarely disappointing. Even though 2020 doesn’t seem to be the best vintage for them.
Welschriesling done well – St. Donát Csopak Hegybor 2020
I bought this bottle at the cellar door, when visited this great Csopak producer in July. I’m still impressed, I reckon this is one of the best olaszrizling (welschriesling) out there. Continue reading
Supermarket wines: Chateau Haut Redon Bordeaux Superieur 2019
I have probably written this many times, but again, Bordeaux is one of the best wine regions offering great value reds. Probably it’s the best, considering the volume of these wines and also the reliability – I’m rarely disappointed. This Chateau Haut Redon is proving the point.
Burgenland blaufrankisch: Feiler-Artinger 2019
When you walk around in the pretty town of Rust, you can’t miss the beautiful Feiler-Artinger weingut. It was just later that I realised that it’s this building on their wine labels, with which I’m familiar with. For example on this blaufrankisch, which is their entry level wine.My favourite wines – Bertrand & Vincent Marchesseau Poids Plume Bourgueil 2021
When it’s well made, there is nothing I love more than Loire Valley cabernet franc. This is a great example, I enjoyed it to the last drop.Grapes never tasted – Szentesi Kék Bajor 2020
Kék bajor is another almost extinct Hungarian grape variety József Szentesi is trying to bring back to life. According to him, it gives lighter wines. This is not the first vintage, but I’m not sure if it was ever released on the market – this 2020 is now available to buy.
Lovely Australian red: Longview Fresco 2019 from Adelaide Hills
According to the back label, this is a vino novello, i.e. an easy drinking wine. That’s how Italians call such reds. But this ain’t a simple drink, not at all… Continue reading
Losonci Kékfrankos 2018
This is that rare case when I taste a so called natural wine and I’m not disappointed.
Photos of beautiful Rust and top producer Ernst Triebaumer
A short visit to Burgenland at the end of August. It was just a one day trip with a friend of mine, István, but we enjoyed it quite a lot. We were lucky to make an appointment with the Ernst Triebaumer winery where our friendly host Claudia showed us the cellar and many of their wines, too. They are all great in their class, and the top one, the Mariental 2019 is a candidate for the best blaufrankisch title for sure! Continue reading