The Winery Kristinus of Balaton

Winery Kristinus - Irsai
The winery offers 44 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 31 of the estates of Balaton.
It is located in Balaton

The Winery Kristinus is one of the world's great estates. It offers 44 wines for sale in of Balaton to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Kristinus wines

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

The top sweet wines of Winery Kristinus

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Kristinus

How Winery Kristinus wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of rolled lamb shoulder with herbs, creole chipolatas or pasta with lemon and comté cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Kristinus

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Kristinus. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, apples or green apple and sometimes also flavors of minerality, perfume or elderflower.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Kristinus

  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Irsai Oliver
  • Zweigelt

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 Kristinus

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Kristinus

How Winery Kristinus wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of pumpkin and bacon pie, salmon steaks with cream sauce or hake with small shrimps for cookeo.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Kristinus

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Kristinus

  • 2016With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.42/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Irsai Oliver
  • Szürkebarát
  • Pinot Gris
  • Muscat Blanc

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.

The top pink wines of Winery Kristinus

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Kristinus

How Winery Kristinus wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of burger roll, eggplant, lamb and goat lasagna or kale soup.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Kristinus

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Kristinus. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Kristinus

  • 2018With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.35/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Kékfrankos
  • Zweigelt
  • Blaufränkisch

The word of the wine: Grand Cru

In Burgundy, the fourth and final level of classification (above the regional, communal and premier cru appellations), designating the wines produced on delimited plots of land (the climats) whose name alone constitutes the appellation. The climats classified as Grand Cru are 32 in the Côte d'Or plus one in Chablis which is divided into 7 distinct climats. Representing barely 1.5% of the production, the Grand Crus are the aristocracy of Burgundy wines.

The top red wines of Winery Kristinus

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Kristinus

How Winery Kristinus wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of couscous without couscous maker, lamb mice confit and melting carrots or boeuf en daube.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Kristinus

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Kristinus

  • 2011With an average score of 4.25/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.63/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Kékfrankos
  • Zweigelt
  • Blaufränkisch

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 Kristinus

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 Kristinus.

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 !)

News about Winery Kristinus 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: Grand Cru

In Burgundy, the fourth and final level of classification (above the regional, communal and premier cru appellations), designating the wines produced on delimited plots of land (the climats) whose name alone constitutes the appellation. The climats classified as Grand Cru are 32 in the Côte d'Or plus one in Chablis which is divided into 7 distinct climats. Representing barely 1.5% of the production, the Grand Crus are the aristocracy of Burgundy wines.