Report from the 22nd Budapest International Wine Festival – Part 2
I continue my report with the white wines. In the second part I introduce the white wines from the Winery of the Year 2013, also wines from the Tolna and Zala region.
IKON Borászat (IKON Winery)
Rajnai Rizling (Rhine Riesling) 2012
The wine dominant of floral notes (mainly acacia) on the nose while honey and floral notes are on the palate. It is a pale yellow colored wine which opens slowly and show its characters after a while. It’s a nice and pretty wine. The closure is screw cap.
Konyári Loliense white 2012
Fabro Pince (Fabro Winery)
I was curious what a wine region can offer which is not that popular and famous like other wine regions in Hungary. Fabro Pince (Fabro Winery) is based in the city of Paks which is located in the Wine Region of Tolna. Tolna wine region is located in the Middle South Hungary whoever the region is fragmented into 3 bigger areas. One of the three areas is located between the River Danube and Sió Channel and two others are located on the west side of the Sió Channel.
The winery offered 1 sparkling, 1 white, 1 rosé, 1 Siller and 4 red wine on the Wine Fair. The white wine was a Chardonnay 2012 vintage and the sparkling was made from Cserszegi Fűszeres (Cserszeg Spice) also from 2012.
SÁR – DON – É Chardonnay 2012
Érintés 2012 Sparkling wine, sweet
The name Érintés means touch in English. The wine got its name probably because of a velvety and light sparkling wine favourite of ladies. This sparkling wine was made from the Hungarian grape variety Cserszegi Fűszeres (Cserszeg Spice). A sweet white sparkling wine with fruity and spicy notes on the nose and velvety, harmonious on the palate. Light and sweet like a feminine touch.
Bezerics Borház (Bezerics Winehouse)
Olasz Rizling (Italian Riesling) 2012
Cserszegi Fűszeres (Cserszeg Spice) 2012
A light easy drinking wine. Despite it’s a dry wine, the notes on the nose are similar to a sweet wine. Apricot, pineapple and a little botrytis can be smelled. Mainly floral notes are on the palate but we can feel that little sweetness in our mouth too.
Birtokbor 2011
Blended from three different grape varieties. Furmint, Hárslevelű (Linden Leaf) and Pátria. Straight from the first smell you can assume this is a serious wine. Light yellow colour, apricot and dried plum notes gives the first impression. You can discover different fruits on the palate and feel velvety wine with well-rounded acids. Serious white wine.
Pátria 2011
Chardonnay Barrique 2011
The wine has been matured in barrique barrel for 2 months. Medium dark colour and dried fruits describe this wine. Mostly flower notes on the palate with a hint of fruits in the back. Nice backbone and rounded acids with medium long finish give seriousness for this wine.
Late harvest Cserszegi Fűszeres (Cserszeg Spice) 2011
Beautiful wine with lots of fresh and dried fruits, botrytis on the nose. Peach, apricot, plum mixing together while the botrytis makes this wine serious. Fresh and young but already won many gold medals. Nice acids and sweetness fill the mouth and gives a long finish for the wine.
Jégbor (Ice Wine) 2011