Teleki is one of the most widely available entry level wine brand in Hungary, made in big quantities and available at every corner. Everyone knows it, this is what many regular wine consumers identify with quality wine and with villányi (Villány is kind of Hungary’s Barossa). I’m happy to say that it’s actually really nice! Continue reading
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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
Is this a kékfrankos? Fritz Father 2017 from Szekszárd
Kékfrankos in Napa Cab mode. Continue reading
Hungary’s leading nouveau wine: Vylyan Bogyólé from Villány
Not much nouveau wines are made in Hungary, and from those the majority are actually white or rose. Take a look at the red ones, and you will find even less made with carbonic maceration, probably only 3-5 does exist. The most well known and widely distributed is Vylyan Bogyoló, which rules the category and really good in every vintage. The 2021 is no exception.
Back online – my harvest season in the Mátra in pictures
Harvesting and making wine fully occupied me in the last 6 weeks, so much so that I basically went home only to sleep. But most work is done now and I’m trying to return to my normal life, thinking about things I was used to do before, like posting on my blog. Let me just start with a recap of my harvest… Continue reading
Dorli Muhr Samt & Seide Blaufrankisch 2017
Finally, an Austrian Blaufrankisch which could be called terroir-driven or pure – as opposed to the heavily oaked and extracted majority.
A different Blaufrankisch – Krutzler Eisenberg Reserve 2017
I tasted a bit more than a dozen Austrian Blaufrankisch wines in recent months, and when thinking about them the first thing that comes into my mind is that almost all of them was over-oaked to some extent. But here is an exception… Continue reading
Must try Hungarian Kékfrankos: Zachár 2018 from Sopron
I could not name many Hungarian Kékfrankos wines from the last one year that I liked so much, perhaps just one or two. A new producer to be watched for sure!
Classleader: Ernst Triebaumer Blaufrankisch Ried Gemärk 2017
The best Austrian Blaufrankisch under 15 Euros, from the bunch I tried recently. Highly recommended.
Feiler Artinger Blaufränkisch Ried Ruster Umriss 2015
Current vintage is a five-year-old one – it’s getting close to what’s called a museum release in Australia. It’s indeed ready to drink. Continue reading