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Nouveau time: Vylyan Bogyólé 2024

Image ~ November 17, 2024 ~ Zoltán Németi
Hungary’s most well-known nouveau red wine is back on form. This 2024 vintage of Bogyólé is one the best releases ever.

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Fun & delicious light red from Szekszárd: Sebestyén Indigó Zweigelt 2023

Image ~ May 23, 2024May 23, 2024 ~ Zoltán Németi
100% zweigelt from a well-known Szekszárd producer called Sebestyén, made in an easy drinking style. Spot on contemporary bistro red! Imagine a good beaujolais villages but with less tannins – you are now close!

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Hungarian nouveau: Vylyan Bogyólé 2023

Image ~ November 11, 2023 ~ Zoltán Németi

Vylyan Bogyolé is ususally the first wine I taste from the current year, it pops up earlier than even Beaujolais Nouveau. For the first time (AFAIK) it’s a pure zweigelt.
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Nouveau time: Vylyan Bogyólé 2020

Image ~ December 11, 2022 ~ Zoltán Németi
The most well-known Hungarian nouveau style red. I cannot remember a poor release, and the 2022 again delivers.

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Landauer Zweigelt Ried Satz 2020

Image ~ November 16, 2022November 16, 2022 ~ Zoltán Németi
An Austrian zweigelt behind the oak.

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Sebestyén Indigó Zweigelt 2021

Image ~ June 28, 2022June 28, 2022 ~ Zoltán Németi
A new wave Hungarian red, there are things I love about it, but at the end, it’s just not there for me.

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Hungary’s leading nouveau wine: Vylyan Bogyólé from Villány

Image ~ November 16, 2021 ~ Zoltán Németi
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.

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Jamie Goode's Wine Blog Australian Wine Reviews Barolista
Thomas Girgensohn's australian wine reviews

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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