Top 100 wines of Eger

Discovering the wine region of Eger

Emblematic Hungarian region in the north, home of the legendary Egri Bikavér ("Bull's Blood"). A blend of fleshy, spicy reds with signature notes of black cherry, ripe plum, paprika, sweet spices and tobacco, round tannins. Mandatory base of Kékfrankos (Blaufränkisch), blended with fruity Kadarka, peppery Cabernet Franc and supple Merlot. Also Egri Csillag in white ("Star of Eger"), fresh and aromatic.

Volcanic rhyolite tuff soils, troglodyte cellars. ~5,400 ha.

Discover the grape variety: Zweigelt

Supple and fruity reds with a vivid ruby colour, soft tannins and snappy acidity, with aromas of sour cherry, raspberry, red plum and gentle spices. Made as easy-drinking young reds and as more structured, oak-aged cellar wines. The most planted red variety in Austria (Burgenland, Carnuntum, Neusiedlersee), created in 1922 by Friedrich Zweigelt in Klosterneuburg, a cross of saint laurent × blaufränkisch.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Eger

wines from the region of Eger go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef marengo "my mom" style, baked lamb neck on a bed of vegetables and grapes or phad thai (thai style fried noodles).

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Eger

On the nose in the region of Eger often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, earth or spices and sometimes also flavors of floral, tropical fruit or citrus fruit.