Top 100 wines of Eger
Discover the top 100 best wines of Eger as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Eger and the best vintages to taste in this region.
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: Blaufränkisch
Structured, elegant reds with a deep ruby color with violet highlights, firm tannins and fresh acidity, offering signature aromas of red fruits (cherry, sour cherry), black fruits (blackberry, blackcurrant), spices, black pepper, herbs and mineral notes. Fine cellaring potential. Star of great Burgenland reds (Mittelburgenland DAC, Leithaberg DAC). Synonyms: kékfrankos in Hungary, lemberger in Germany. Austrian indigenous variety, one of the oldest in Central Europe.
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 flemish beer stew, ramadan berber soup (harira) or piperade.
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.
