Györgykovács Imre is a Hungarian winemaker legend, famous of making tiny quantities of a few white varieties in the Somló wine region. I find his wines more balanced than many from the region and also quite restrained. This is the latest release of his olaszrizling (welschriesling) and it reminds me of the other vintages I tasted in the past, the style (and quality) is quite reliable.

Neutral, as is typical for the variety. A bit of ripe apples on the nose, and a touch of honey, even at this early stage. This is all about restraint, just medium-bodied, round and gently soft. Not an intense wine, but it has personality and some length, too. Graceful rather than complex, well-balanced and drinks quite well. A very good wine, 89 points. It’s ready to drink but it ages quite well, it might even gain in complexity in 5 years’ time.