The Winery Sauska of Hungary

Winery Sauska - Kop&aacuter Merlot
The winery offers 49 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 1 of the estates of Hungary.
It is located in Hungary

The Winery Sauska is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 49 wines for sale in of Hungary to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Sauska wines

Looking for the best Winery Sauska wines in Hungary among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Sauska 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 Sauska wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Sauska

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Sauska

How Winery Sauska wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb such as recipes of piglet shoulder with melting baked apples, rabbit legs with fresh cream or lamb tagine with apricots.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Sauska

On the nose the red wine of Winery Sauska. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, dark fruit or pepper and sometimes also flavors of black fruits, black currant or cassis. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Sauska. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Sauska

  • 2009With an average score of 4.32/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.19/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.95/5

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

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

Discovering the wine region of Hungary

Hungary, in Central Europe, has gained its reputation in the wine world through just a couple of wine styles, but for centuries it has been a wine-producing nation of considerable diversity. In addition to the Sweet wines of Tokaj and the Deep Bull's Blood of Eger, the Hungarian wine portfolio includes Dry whites from the shores of Lake Balaton, Somló and Neszmély, and finer reds from various regions, notably Villány, Sopron and Szekszard. Hungarian wine culture stretches back to Roman times and has survived numerous political, religious and economic challenges, including Islamic rule during the 16th Century (when Alcohol was prohibited) and the Phylloxera epidemic of the late 1800s. The modern Hungarian wine regions are distributed around the country.

Sopron, in the north-west, is separated from Tokaj, in the north-east, by 370 kilometers (230 miles) and from Hajós-Baja in the South by about two-thirds of that distance. Between these key areas lie the country's 22 official wine regions, each of which have their own particular blend of culture, history, Terroir and wine style. The quantity-driven vineyards of the southern plains, for example, are quite distinct from the lakeside vineyards of the west and the foothills of the north-east. The eastern side of Hungary is Wrapped by the Carpathian Mountains, which have a considerable impact on the local climate, protecting the land from the cold winds that would otherwise blow in from across Poland and western Ukraine.

The generally continental climate is also moderated by lakes Balaton and Neusiedl, allowing for a longer, more temperate growing season. The most important wine grapes currently grown in Hungary's vineyards are a mixture of traditional, regional varieties and the international varieties of French origin which are better known and more easily marketed. The traditional Hungarian white wine varieties include Furmint and Hárslevelu (the white grapes used in Tokaj), Olaszrizling, Leányka and Kéknyelukekfra. These have been joined lately by a raft of new crossings such as Irsai Olivér, Cserszegi Fuszeres, Zefír and Zenit, a number of which have been created locally by Hungarian ampelographers.

The top sweet wines of Winery Sauska

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Sauska

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

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Sauska

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Sauska. often reveals types of flavors of apricot, honey or earth and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, dried fruit or non oak.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Sauska

  • 2007With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.49/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.32/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.30/5

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

  • Furmint
  • Hárslevelű
  • Muscatel

Discover the grape variety: Furmint

Furmint is a very old Hungarian grape variety. It arrived in France in the 1800s. The bunches of Furmint are of medium size. They are compact and cylindrical. The berries are also of medium size. They are either short elliptical or rounded. Their thick skin changes from greenish white to reddish once the fruit is mature. This grape variety is known throughout the world for being part of the composition of the Hungarian Tokaj vintage. Robust, rich in alcohol and acidity, it needs light soil and a warm, dry climate to be fertile. It must also be pruned short and its budding takes place 7 days after the Chasselas. As for its maturity, it is of the second late period. This grape variety fears grey rot and erinosis. When vinified dry, Furmint produces a very fragrant, fine and highly alcoholic white wine.

The top white wines of Winery Sauska

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Sauska

How Winery Sauska wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of the garbure, papillotes of simple salmon steaks or light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Sauska

On the nose the white wine of Winery Sauska. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, straw or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, floral or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Sauska

  • 2003With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Furmint
  • Hárslevelű
  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Yellow Muscat
  • Muscat Blanc

The word of the wine: Wort

Juice before fermentation, still loaded with sugar.

The top pink wines of Winery Sauska

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Sauska

How Winery Sauska wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of beef tongue with vegetables, leg with a spoon or seven o'clock leg or escargots à la bordelaise.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Sauska

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Sauska. often reveals types of flavors of cream, rhubarb or floral and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, hibiscus or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Sauska

  • 2012With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5

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

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

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.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Sauska

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Sauska

How Winery Sauska wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of festive chinese fondue, new york hot dog or cassoulet of the sea.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Sauska

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Sauska. 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 sparkling wines of Winery Sauska

  • 2009With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.86/5

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

  • Furmint
  • Hárslevelű
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Pinot Blanc

The word of the wine: Stripped

Said of a wine that is generally too old and has lost its colour, volume and power.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Sauska

Planning a wine route in the of Hungary? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Sauska.

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.

News about Winery Sauska and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Wort

Juice before fermentation, still loaded with sugar.