Let’s forget how ridiculous is to call a 3€ wine “premium”… this is very basic of course but it’s good for what it is. Continue reading
kékfrankos
Minimal intervention Kékfrankos: réka.koncz A Change of Heart 2019
A newcomer to the Hungarian wine scene. You can tell from the eye-catching design that it’s a low intervention wine – and it tastes like that indeed.
Revisited: Bodri Szekszárdi Kékfrankos 2018
Bakonyi Kékfrankos 2017, Villány, Hungary
The first vintage of the wine. The 2018 is more serious, but priced a bit higher and not yet ready to drink, as opposed to this one. I would happily drink this now. Continue reading
Bock Kékfrankos 2018 from Villány
Another good Kékfrankos from Villány. That southern wine region is rather known from Cabernets and Merlots , I wonder if Kékfrankos is getting now more attention from winemakers.
Bakonyi Villányi Kékfrankos 2018
The winner of the Kékfrankos blind tasting mentioned here. Continue reading
Debut vintage: Dubicz Sárhegy Kékfrankos (Blaufrankisch) 2018
One of my favorite wines from our last Kékfrankos blind tasting, held just before the latest COVID restrictions. Admittedly it was not a strong line-up, though. Continue reading
So cheap, will it be drinkable? Ostoros Egri Kékfrankos 2019
Just a bit above 1 Euro it’s by far the cheapest wine I bought in the last 10-15 years, and it’s not the worst. Actually it’s not bad at all, I kinda like it.
A modern, well made Egri Bikavér: Böjt 2016
I attended Borjour’s so called Bikavér Duel event in March, where the two wine regions eligible to use the name Bikavér showcased their wines. Eger impressed me a bit more than Szekszárd, especially the Böjt 2016. I bought a bottle the next week.
Exemplary Kékfrankos: Itt és Most Pince “Ideje van” 2018, Mátra region
Itt és Most Pince is a newcomer to the Mátra winemaking scene, 2018 was their second vintage. Their Kékfrankos is already very impressive, though, a clear step up from the 2017. Continue reading