The best wines of Eger

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

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Top wines of Eger by region

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

Great red wines of Eger

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Eger

Red wines from the region of Eger go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of thai beef skewers, lamb tagine with preserved lemons and onion compote with... or californian sushi (reverse maki).

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Eger

On the nose the red wine of the region of Eger. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, tobacco or black cherries and sometimes also flavors of plum, pepper or chocolate. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Eger. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in red wine of Eger

  • 2017With an average score of 4.43/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.35/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.33/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.23/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.21/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Eger

  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Kékfrankos
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Pinot Noir

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Eger

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

Discovering the wine region of Eger

Eger, in northeastern Hungary, is a wine region best known for its Egri Bikavér wine, popularly known as "Bull's Blood". Although Sweet, white Tokaji remains unrivaled as Hungary's most famous wine overall, Bikavér (Bull's Blood) is surely the country's most famous red. The style – a Complex blend of several dark-skinned grapes – was first made in the late 19th Century, in Szekszard (200 kilometers/130 miles southwest of Eger). It rose to international fame in the 1970s, when the state-owned Egervin winery monopolized production of the style, and successfully promoted it on export markets.

The grapes that go into the robust Bikavér blend are Kadarka and Kekfrankos (typically the majority components), Zweigelt, Blauburger, Kekmedoc, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Pinot Noir. Wine laws introduced in 2005, just after Hungary joined the European Union, state that each of these varieties should be used to some extent in all Bikavér wines, and that none of them should constitute more than 50 percent of the Final blend. Good-quality Bikaver is Deep, purple-crimson in Color, with softish tannins a middleweight Body and plummy, Spicy aromatics. Eger has a long history of wine marketing success, having shipped wines around Central Europe since the 13th Century.

The greatest interruption to its prolific wine output occurred when the Ottoman Turks invaded Hungary in the 14th Century; their Sharia law forbade the production and consumption of wine. When the Ottoman forces reached the town of Eger, they met with such fierce resistance that they thought the local people must have been strengthened with the blood of bulls (bikavér). And so a wine legend came into being. White wines are made in Eger vineyards, although they rarely rival their red counterparts in terms of general appeal.

Great white wines of Eger

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Eger

White wines from the region of Eger go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of quiche lorraine, cannelloni with salmon and spinach or zucchini quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Eger

On the nose the white wine of the region of Eger. often reveals types of flavors of cream, grapefruit or oaky and sometimes also flavors of tropical, citrus or apples.

The best vintages in white wine of Eger

  • 2007With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.85/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Eger

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Viognier
  • Hárslevelű
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Királyleányka

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Eger

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

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 sparkling wines of Eger

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Eger

Sparkling wines from the region of Eger go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of red tuna steak provençal style, linguine with squid ink and cockles or goat cheese and bacon quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Eger

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

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Eger

  • 2009With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.58/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.53/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Eger

  • Kadarka
  • Cserszegi Füszeres
  • Leanyka
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Zenit
  • Pinot Noir

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Eger

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

The word of the wine: Heavy

Said of a thick, rustic wine that lacks finesse.

Great pink wines of Eger

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Eger

Pink wines from the region of Eger go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of chicken bonne femme, macaroonade from sète or venison stew to be prepared the day before.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Eger

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Eger. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, oak or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, spices or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in pink wine of Eger

  • 2014With an average score of 3.63/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.55/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.43/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.40/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Eger

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

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Eger

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

Discover the grape variety: Blauburger

Great sweet wines of Eger

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Eger

Sweet wines from the region of Eger go well with generally quite well with dishes of mature and hard cheese, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of savoyard fondue with biscantin (cider), quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese or filet mignon in a quick crust.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Eger

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Eger. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, earth or tree fruit.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Eger

  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.40/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Eger

  • Hárslevelű
  • Muscat Ottonel
  • Zenit
  • Olaszrizling
  • Menoir

The word of the wine: Lies

A deposit formed by dead yeast after fermentation. Some white wines are aged on their lees, which makes their aromas and structure more complex and richer.

Discover other regions and appellation of Eger

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

  • Gyöngyöstarján
  • Gyöngyöstarján deák f
  • Magyarország
  • Nagyréde