Luxembourg whites are really something you should try, though it can be difficult to get them. Unless you have a friend living there… Continue reading
Great Riesling – Clemens Busch Marienburg Kabinett 2016
A bottle I bought at the producer, when visited the Mosel in 2017. It was great back then, and it’s great now. Continue reading
Pellegrino Materico Nerello Mascalese 2019
One of the cheaper nerello mascalese out there. Prepare for something funky. Continue reading
More, please – G.D. Vajra Langhe Nebbiolo 2019
Electricity bottled – Nyakas Irsai Olivér 2021
I rarely buy irsai, but when I do I usually go for one of the most popular ones, the Nyakas. Just like the 2019, the newest release is again a surprisingly good white wine. Continue reading
Wachter Wiesler Eisenberg Blaufrankisch Reserve 2018
A blaufrankisch that’s almost like a Weninger. Not that extreme, but still challenging I would say… Continue reading
Value from the supermarket – Domaines des Lauribert Cotes du Rhone 2019
Picked from Auchan, my third bottle of the wine or so. Lovely affordable Cotes du Rhone red.
Oak tales – St. Andrea Hangács Bikavér 2017
I should be proud, this Hungarian red received high marks from Decanter. I think they don’t rate wines on an absolute scale but in their context (similarly to Jancis Robinson), i.e. the 93p it received should be interpreted in the Hungarian red scene, not compared to the great wines of France etc. Even then it’s a big score. But I don’t see the appeal here.
Great dry Tokaji: Péter Pince Kabar 2017
I wanted to open the 2019 vintage, but realised my mistake after the first sip – it was simply too ripe for that, I remember the 2017 being this big. But hey, what a wine!
Solid Beaujolais Nouveau – Pierre-Marie Chermette Griottes 2021
I have been buying Pierre-Marie Chermette’s Griottes every year since 2015. Partly because it’s one of the very few Beaujolais Nouveau available in Hungary but also because it’s quite reliable and simply delicious. Continue reading