Hungary Flashcards
Produces more or less wine than Austria and Bulgaria
More. 65,000ha of vines. 4 million hl per year (70% white)
When is Tokaji 1st mentioned
15th c
When were the laws for Aszú drawn up
1570 when noble rot was 1st recognized
Móricz Preyaz
Published work and technique on pasteurization, then need to stabalize Tokaji, 2 years before Louis Pasteur in 1861
1947
National association of Hungarian Vine Growers, Wine Traders and Wine Growing Commities (founded 1830) suspends activity due to communist state
1980s
Return of market enterprise, influence from Austria
Monimplex
Controlled state trade during communism
Balaton
Central Europe’s largest lake
Danube in Hungary
Danu, flows N to S dividing country in half
Transdanubia soils
W. Basalt volcanic rock with clay, limestone, slate
Great Plain soils
E. Sand, loess
Northern Massif soils
NE. Volcanic, decayed lava
Climate
Continental. Latitude on par w Burgundy. 2,000 hr per yr of sunshine. Prolonged sunny autumns
Indigenous varieties
W-Furmint, Hárslevelú, Irsai Olivér (muscat like), Zeta, Olaszrizling, Zöldvelteline (GV), Cirfandli (Zierfandler). R-Kékfrankos, Zweigelt
International varieties
CH, SB, Sémillon, RS, GW, Muscat Ottonel, Yellow Muscat, Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains, PG, Merlot, CS, CF PN, Syrah
Wine regions
22 Established. Replaced in 2009 by 36 PDOs
Transdanubia climate
Heavy influence of Lake Balaton, Neusiedlersee, Danube
Transdanubia style and varieties
Full and powerful, Kéknyelü, PG, Olaszrizling
South Transdanubia
Villány. Hottest region Produces high priced reds from CF, Kékrankos, Merlot, Zweigelt, Syrah
Somló
On slopes of extinct volcano. Wood-aged, blended wines. Juhfark, Furmint, Olaszrizling, Hárslevelú, Traminer. Distinctive mineral character from Juhfark
Szekszárd
Warm summers. Kadarka (100 ha). Antinori owns a winery here
Pécs
Warm region. Drought risks. Wide range of varieties. Olaszrizling, CH, Kadarka, CS, Merlot, PN
Sopron
Most western, continuation of Neusiedlersee-Hüelland. Schist soils. Kékfrankos, CS, CF, Merlot, PN, Syrah
Transdanubia PDOs
- Can be labeled as PGI Dunántul
The Northern Massif PDOs
- Eger, Tokaji
Northern Massif varieties
Muscat, Olaszrizling Királyleányka, fruity reds, CH, SB, Sémillon
Eger climate/soils
Spring comes late, low rainfall. Calcareous, loess, alluvial, volcanic rocks, tuff
Eger style
Egri Bikavér (Bull’s Blood). Formerly heavily Kadarka but now Kékfrankos, CS, M, Portugieser. Firm acid, malo is a must
The Great Plain PDOs
- Vast, flat expanse. 1/2 of countries vineyards
The Great Plain soils
Sandy. Phylloxera resistant
The Great Plain climate
Continental, summer drought, winter frost
The Great Plain varieties
International and a host of indigeous
Tokaji climate
Cool, temp in foothills 48-50° annually. Favorable SE aspect. Foothills contribute to meso climate. High levels of humidity
Tokaji soils
Volcanic rocks, rhyolite, rhyodacite, dacite, andesite, basalt. Clayey Nyirok-red soil created by weathering volcanic rocks
Szúrt
Filtered wine, dry white
Csinált
Made wine, aszüprocess
Szamorodni
As it comes. Mixture of aszú and non-aszú grapes. Ripeness at harvest compared to Beerenaulese. Some times aged under flor-like yeast
Szamorodni édes
Sweet
Szamorodni száras
Dry
Fobor
Very rare. Closest to Szamorodni without being oxidized. Dry or sweet
Aszú and Aszúeszencia
Hand picked, botrytized grapes. Grapes soaked 16-36 hours in fresh must, murci (fermenting must) or new wine. Matured in oxidative condition. 2 years in barrel
Eszencia
Free run, hand picked, botrytis, very low abv, 450-800g/l rs
Fordítás
Refermenting wine or must poured on Tokaji Aszú paste. Min 45 g/l rs
Málás
Rare. Refermenting new wine or must poured on Tokaji Aszú lees. 50-90 g/l rs. No longer official category
