The Winery Ikon of Balaton

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The winery offers 19 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 2 of the estates of Balaton.
It is located in Balaton

The Winery Ikon is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 19 wines for sale in of Balaton to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Ikon wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Ikon

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Ikon

How Winery Ikon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef tongue with vegetables and madeira sauce, traditional lamb couscous (from algeria) or lobster tail armorican style.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Ikon

On the nose the red wine of Winery Ikon. often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, red fruit or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or microbio. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Ikon. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Ikon

  • 2007With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.12/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.75/5

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

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

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.

The top white wines of Winery Ikon

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Ikon

How Winery Ikon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of sauté of veal with olives (corsica), salmon and avocado chirashi or cream and tuna quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Ikon

On the nose the white wine of Winery Ikon. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, vegetal or earth.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Ikon

  • 2020With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.51/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.48/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Grüner Veltliner
  • Királyleányka
  • Riesling

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.

The top pink wines of Winery Ikon

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Ikon

How Winery Ikon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of roast monkfish with bacon, shoulder of lamb in a crust or chicken breast with curry and mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Ikon

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Ikon. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Ikon

  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Pinot Noir
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

The word of the wine: Sweet

Wine with a slightly sickening sweetness.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Ikon

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Ikon

How Winery Ikon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef with onions chinese style, pizza queen with merguez or roast pork with milk.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Ikon

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Ikon. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, red fruit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Ikon

  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Ikon

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

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

News about Winery Ikon and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

The word of the wine: Sweet

Wine with a slightly sickening sweetness.