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Hárslevelű

Unicorn Hungarian white – Bakonyi Hárslevelű 2013

Image ~ January 23, 2025January 23, 2025 ~ Zoltán Németi
Unless you visit a specialist local shop in the region, I bet you won’t easily find a hárslevelű from Villány anywhere, even if you leave in Budapest. But in the old days it was commonly planted in the region. And just look at this 12 year-old example (it was lurking in the corner of my wine fridge), there is potential for the variety for sure.

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Péter Pince Mézes-mály Hárslevelű 2021

Image ~ March 9, 2024 ~ Zoltán Németi
Four years passed since I reviewed the 2018 vintage of this wine (read here), and while the current release is better, the price is almost the same. Great value!

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Great dry Tokaji: Kikelet Hárslevelű Lónyai Single Vineyard 2012

Image ~ December 30, 2020 ~ Zoltán Németi

No notes taken, a friend brought the bottle for dinner. Aging dry Tokaji is a risky business based on my somewhat limited experiences, but this one might actually look better now than as a young wine. Continue reading →

Great dry Tokaji – Gizella Barát Hárslevelű 2018

Image ~ August 4, 2020 ~ Zoltán Németi
Gizella is one of the best producers of Tokaj, making wines in a modern, precise and crispy, almost steely fashion. Their entry level white (reviewed here) and the Szamorodni (see here) are both at the top of their class, just as is this single vineyard Hárslevelű.

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Top dry Tokaji: Péter Pince Arcus Cuvée 2018

Image ~ February 16, 2020April 5, 2020 ~ Zoltán Németi ~ 1 Comment
The top dry white from Péter Pince. It’s also one of the finest in Tokaj, if you ask me.

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Textbook dry Hárslevelű from Tokaj – Péter Pince 2018

Image ~ January 22, 2020 ~ Zoltán Németi

Péter Pince was a new discovery for me last year. The dry wines
made at this address are among the most vibrant and precise ones in Tokaj, making the producer my current favorite from the whole wine region.

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About me

I’m a wine blogger living in Budapest, Hungary. Contributor to Művelt Alkoholista, the oldest Hungarian wine blog, since 2010. Screwcapped is my personal blog.

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