This is a blend of Furmint, Hárslevelű, Leányka, and Cserszegi Fűszeres, four white varietals. Light golden in color, clear and bright. The nose has a nice minerality with a bit of peaches. Medium bodied. On the palate, this is past prime but still some peach fruit. Moderate finish. If you own a bottle, drink up. Better with food at this point. A nice wine with chicken paprikash.
One of the best wines from Hungary I have tasted. Köves is the name of the vineyard. Egri Csillag means star of Eger which comes from a legend about the lights coming from the Watchman's Huts protecting Hungary from the Turks in the 17th century. This region has long been known for its reds known as Bulls Blood but apparently a few hundred years ago, the whites were more prominent. It is an organic blend of 60% Hárslevelű, and 40% Furmint. Golden in color, clear and bright. The nose is complex and perfumed. Spicy with wintergreen, alfalfa and gun powder. Medium bodied. On the palat
This is a dry wine made from mostly Furmint in Hungary. It is actually a blend of 85% Furmint, 7% Hárslevelű, 5% Yellow Muscat and 3% Kabar. Pale golden in color, clear and bright. The nose has nice peach notes with a bit of a floral quality. Medium bodied with a slightly oily texture. On the palate, the peach comes thru with a strong but balanced acidity. Some depth. Tasty. Long finish. One of those wines that seems familiar but not quite. drink over the next couple of years. At under $20, it is a nice value and a strong buy for summer sipping on its own or with lighter foods.
This sec or dry wine is made from 85% Furmint, 15% Hárslevelu grapes in Hungary. The producer is organic and farms biodynamically. Medium golden in color, shimmering bright and clear. The nose is nice with quince, limes, slight apricot and a hint of animal sweat. Medium bodied. On the palate, quince, slight lime, slight apricot with an underlying slight char. Tart acidity but a barely perceptible level of sweetness that balances it nicely. Good finish. This drinks well on its own but would work better with food. Shellfish would work well. Drink over the next three to five years.
This is a very interesting wine made from 56% Hárslevelű and 44% Furmint organic grapes. The vineyard, Lishegy dates back to at least 1686. The wine was aged for 12 months in 500L Hungarian oak barrels. 2007 is a recent release. It is a dry wine with 12.1% abv. Golden in color, clear and bright. The nose has apricots and minerals and what might best be described as a "woody" scent. Not quite oak. There is also a very slight diesel note. On the palate, this has tart quince with some limes. A viscous texture. Dry. Long finish. A very interesting wine that improved great with some
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