The Winery Bolyki of Eger

Winery Bolyki - Egri Bikavér
The winery offers 34 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 19 of the estates of Eger.
It is located in Eger

The Winery Bolyki is one of the world's great estates. It offers 34 wines for sale in of Eger to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Bolyki wines

Looking for the best Winery Bolyki wines in Eger among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Bolyki wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Bolyki wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Bolyki

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Bolyki

How Winery Bolyki wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of harira de mamie (moroccan soup), daniel's algerian couscous or turkey stuffed with chestnuts.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Bolyki

On the nose the red wine of Winery Bolyki. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, non oak or chocolate and sometimes also flavors of sour cherry, mushroom or red currant.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Bolyki

  • 2019With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.65/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Bolyki.

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

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.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Bolyki

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Bolyki

How Winery Bolyki wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of garba ( ivory coast ), pasta with mussels or vegan leek and tofu quiche.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Bolyki.

  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

The top white wines of Winery Bolyki

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Bolyki

How Winery Bolyki wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of salmon and zucchini gratin, panga curry or ham and comté quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Bolyki

On the nose the white wine of Winery Bolyki. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Bolyki

  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.49/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.45/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Bolyki.

  • Királyleányka
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Hárslevelű
  • Szürkebarát

The word of the wine: Crémant

AOC sparkling wine made by traditional method, with specific constraints in the regions of Alsace, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Die, Jura, Limoux and the Loire Valley, as well as in Luxembourg.

The top pink wines of Winery Bolyki

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Bolyki

How Winery Bolyki wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of thai beef skewers or rabbit with onions and mustard.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Bolyki

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

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Bolyki

  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Bolyki.

  • Kékfrankos
  • Merlot

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.

The top sweet wines of Winery Bolyki

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Bolyki

How Winery Bolyki wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Bolyki

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

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Bolyki

  • 2013With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Bolyki.

  • Hárslevelű

The word of the wine: Evolved

Said of a wine showing by its colour (tuilé in the case of reds, amber in the case of whites), its aromas or its structure that it is nearing the end of its peak and needs to be drunk quickly.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Winery Bolyki and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Crémant

AOC sparkling wine made by traditional method, with specific constraints in the regions of Alsace, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Die, Jura, Limoux and the Loire Valley, as well as in Luxembourg.

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