The douce noire, as its name indicates, is a black grape variety. It originated in the region between the valleys of the Isère and Saône rivers. Often in autumn, its foliage takes on a red hue. The bunches of the black sweet are larger than average. They are compact and winged. Spherical, its berries are of normal size. The flesh is juicy, soft and sweet. Although it is on the verge of extinction, this variety is still present in some Jura vineyards. Some call it corbeau, especially in Savoie, but it has other names such as gros noir, plant de Calarin and pecot. The sweet black is associated with an average budding and a late first ripening. Hardy and vigorous, it adapts to poorly irrigated soils. This variety produces a wine with low alcohol content, flat, soft and without much finesse. It should be consumed within the year. Sweet black is generally grown with Persian. It must be associated with other grape varieties to be better. Nowadays, this variety is not multiplied at all.

Informations about the Winery Lovassy

The winery offers 27 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.

It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Kunság in the region of Duna

The Winery Lovassy is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in the of Kunság to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 6500 of of Hungary wines

In the top 450 of of Kunság wines

In the top 35000 of pink wines

In the top 700000 wines of the world

The wine region of Kunság

The wine region of Kunság is located in the region of Duna of Hungary. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Pieroth or the Domaine Frittmann produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Kunság are Cabernet franc, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Riesling, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Kunság often reveals types of flavors of cherry, black fruit or oak and sometimes also flavors of non oak, tropical fruit or vegetal.

The wine region of Duna

Hungary/Balaton/badacsony">Badacsony is a tiny, traditional Hungarian wine region on the northern shore of the southern end of Lake Balaton, Central Europe's largest lake. It shares its name with both the mountain which dominates the area and a Village of around 1000 inhabitants. A wide range of red and white wines are made here from a wide portfolio of both local and eastern European speciality Grape varieties, plus more internationally popular wine grape varieties. The latter include Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Merlot, Syrah, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling and Muscat Ottonel.