The best wines of Balaton

Discover the best wines of Balaton as well as the best winemakers of Balaton and estates of Balaton to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Balaton and the best vintages to taste in this region.

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Top wines of Balaton by region

Looking for a good wine of Balaton among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Balaton. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Balaton with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Balaton

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Balaton

Red wines from the region of Balaton go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of chicken, beef and lamb couscous (morocco), lamb parmentine with eggplant and spices or boeuf en daube.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Balaton

On the nose the red wine of the region of Balaton. often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, tobacco or coffee and sometimes also flavors of dark chocolate, black fruits or non oak. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Balaton. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in red wine of Balaton

  • 2009With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.16/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.15/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Balaton

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Sangiovese
  • Petit Verdot

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Balaton

A wine route planned in the region of Balaton? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Balaton.

Discovering the wine region of Balaton

Balatonboglar (South Balaton) is one of several wine regions on the shores of Lake Balaton, in the Transdanubia region of western Hungary. Lake Balaton is a Long, thin freshwater lake measuring almost 80 kilometers (50 miles) in Length, sometimes referred to as the 'Hungarian Sea. ' It is the largest lake in Central Europe and Hungary's most popular tourist destination. A wide portfolio of the popular, internationally recognized Grape varieties are grown here, including a number of the French classics.

Balatonboglar's Sparkling wines are increasingly successful, many of which are based on the classic Champagne recipe of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. The region also produces a range of ripe, Fruity reds, mostly from Gamay, Pinot Noir, Merlot and Syrah grapes. Dry whites from Balatonboglar are likely to be based on Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris and Muscat Blanc, which are also popular on the western side of the lake. The lake also plays a vital role in moderating the Climate in western Hungary.

It is largely due to the presence of the lake (as well as Lake Neusiedl, or the Neusiedlersee) that high quality viticulture is possible here. Without the moderating influence of these two bodies of water, the climate would be more continental, with soaring summer temperatures and very cold winters. The significance of the lake is reflected in the fact that Balaton is referenced in many of the names of the regions, towns and villages in the area. The two other winemaking regions in the area are named Balatonfured-Csopa and Balaton Felvidek.

Great white wines of Balaton

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Balaton

White wines from the region of Balaton go well with generally quite well with dishes of mature and hard cheese, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of halibut with flambéed comté, light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream) or turkey osso bucco.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Balaton

On the nose the white wine of the region of Balaton. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, apples or minerality and sometimes also flavors of pear, oil or earth. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Balaton. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Balaton

  • 2007With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2021With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Balaton

  • Olaszrizling
  • Riesling
  • Furmint
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Gris

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Balaton

A wine route planned in the region of Balaton? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Balaton.

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Great sparkling wines of Balaton

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Balaton

Sparkling wines from the region of Balaton go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of ramen burger, lamb in spicy sauce or beef carrots.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Balaton

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Balaton. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, tropical fruit or microbio and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit or earth.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Balaton

  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.74/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Balaton

  • Pinot Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Furmint

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Balaton

A wine route planned in the region of Balaton? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of Balaton.

The word of the wine: Phylloxera

Aphid that came from America and ravaged European vineyards at the end of the 19th century. It lives on the roots of the vine, from which it pumps the sap. The only vines capable of resisting it had to be imported from the United States, and then grafted onto their root system the wood of traditional French grape varieties. Today, grafted vines are always planted.

Great pink wines of Balaton

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Balaton

Pink wines from the region of Balaton go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb such as recipes of kamounia : tunisian beef stew, forest rabbit or leg of lamb with crust.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Balaton

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Balaton. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit or vegetal.

The best vintages in pink wine of Balaton

  • 2017With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.59/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Balaton

  • Kékfrankos
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Zweigelt
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Pinot Noir

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Balaton

A wine route planned in the region of Balaton? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Balaton.

Discover the grape variety: Zweigelt

Intraspecific crossing between the saint laurent and the limberger realized in 1922 and in Austria by Fritz Zweigelt (1888/1964) who named it rotburger. Very well known in Austria, it can be found in most Eastern countries, Japan, Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Canada, the United States, etc. In France, it is not very well known and yet this variety has interesting qualities when vinified as a single variety for both red and rosé wines. - Synonyms: rotburger, klosterneuburger, zweigelt blau, blauer-zweigelt in Germany, zweigeltrebe in Austria, Great Britain and the Czech Republic, blauer zwelgetrabe in Hungary, etc. (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here !)

Great sweet wines of Balaton

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Balaton

Sweet wines from the region of Balaton go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal cutlets parmigiana, stuffed round zucchini or duck aiguillettes with basalmic.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Balaton

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Balaton. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, apples or green apple and sometimes also flavors of minerality, perfume or elderflower.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Balaton

  • 2010With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.70/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Balaton

  • Hárslevelű
  • Pinot Noir
  • Olaszrizling
  • Irsai Oliver
  • Zeusz
  • Zweigelt

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Balaton

A wine route planned in the region of Balaton? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Balaton.

The word of the wine: Hairy

A sensual and complete wine that leaves a sensation of balance and fullness in the mouth.

Discover other regions and appellation of Balaton

A wine route in the region of Balaton ? Visit the most beautiful wine towns and villages

  • Badacsony
  • Balatonlelle
  • Balatonszárszó
  • Budapest
  • Kéthely
  • Köveskál
  • Lund
  • Somlóvásárhely
  • Tapolca