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 beer goulash, lamb collar with mustard or white beans with tomato (italy).

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, cedar or dark chocolate and sometimes also flavors of raspberry, cocoa or black fruits. 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

  • 2003With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.35/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.32/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.26/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.21/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.20/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Eger

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

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 beef carrots, summer tuna quiche or zucchini and goat cheese 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, tree fruit or oil and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or microbio.

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: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

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 fish pot, lobster armorican style or tuna, pepper and tomato 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
  • 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
  • 2016With an average score of 3.48/5

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: Astringent

Said of a wine that is a bit harsh and rough on the palate. Astringency often appears in young red wines that are rich in tannins and need to be rounded out.

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 paupiettes of veal, pumpkin and bacon pie or rabbit with white wine.

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 3.42/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.39/5

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: 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 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 asparagus with ham au gratin, quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese or quick coconut milk chicken.

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
  • 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: Consistency

In tasting, it is the equivalent of chewing (the chewiness of a tannic red wine is also mentioned). We then speak of firmness, fluidity, softness, hardness, and why not the crunchiness of an early wine by reference to the grape.

News from the vineyard of Eger

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