This is quite possibly the most exciting two cases of Hungarian wines you can get in 2021. Continue reading
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Good white from Villány: Bakonyi Csavargó 2020
Villány is a red wine region but you can find good white wines. I would recommend to start with the Csavargó from Bakonyi…
Supermarket wines – Eszterbauer Sógor Kadarka 2020
Kadarka is difficult to grow which makes it expensive to produce, and there isn’t much of it planted. So to see this wine for just above 3 euros on shelves is a shame – a sign of hard times wine growers face these days.
Sebestyén Indigó Zweigelt 2021
A new wave Hungarian red, there are things I love about it, but at the end, it’s just not there for me.
Supermarket wines: the Spanish rosado-like Tüske Siller 2020 from Hungary
Siller is an easy drinking, traditional pale red wine style once widespread in Hungary, well pre-dating rose. It’s hard to find these days, and the ones I tried in the last few years weren’t that convincing, except one, the Piroska siller (reviewed here), which is made from top quality grapes – not a common thing at all.
My first wine released – a Kékfrankos from the volcanic Mátra region
No wine review today, but something I’m proud of: my own wine is now available out there. Continue reading
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
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.
Is this a kékfrankos? Fritz Father 2017 from Szekszárd
Kékfrankos in Napa Cab mode. Continue reading
A nice midweek quaffer – Vylyan Macska Portugieser 2020 from Villány
Portugieser is a controversial specialty of Villány – it’s kind of a local variety, but it’s mainly used for cheap wines and most of it is just to be avoided. But when it’s well made (and from properly grown grapes) like in the case of this one from Vylyan, then it becomes a really pleasant wine. So much so, that I went back to the shop to buy more, which does not happen too often, be it cheap or expensive wine.