Winery MárkvártKékfrankos
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Kékfrankos of Winery Márkvárt in the region of Dél-Pannónia often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit.
Details and technical informations about Winery Márkvárt's Kékfrankos.
Discover the grape variety: Croatina
Supple, fruity reds with an intense ruby robe, smooth tannins and a moreish palate of signature red fruits (cherry, raspberry), plum, blackfruit, spices and floral notes (violet). Often vinified as frizzante (lightly sparkling) as Bonarda dell'Oltrepò Pavese DOC, a festive and popular profile. Grown in Oltrepò Pavese DOC and Colli Piacentini DOC. Native Italian grape of Lombardy, not to be confused with Piedmontese bonarda.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Kékfrankos from Winery Márkvárt are 2017, 2016, 2012, 0
Informations about the Winery Márkvárt
The Winery Márkvárt is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in the of Szekszárd to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Szekszárd
Southern Hungarian region, land of velvety, spicy reds. Signature Szekszardi Bikaver (local "Bull's Blood"): a blend of dominant Kekfrankos (Blaufrankisch) and native Kadarka, with signature notes of ripe cherry, plum, paprika, hibiscus, tobacco and sweet spice, velvety tannins and southern roundness — softer and sunnier than Eger's. Also peppery Cabernet Franc and dense Cabernet Sauvignon. Mild Pannonian climate, loess soils over limestone.
The wine region of Dél-Pannónia
Southern Hungary (Pécs, Szekszárd, Villány, Tolna), ~7,800 ha on loess and limestone, continental climate with Mediterranean influences — bastion of great Hungarian reds. Kékfrankos and Kadarka signatures as native red kings: spiced and structured with black cherry, blackberry, plum, paprika, pepper and smoky hint, firm tannins. Ripe Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon in Bordeaux blends at Villány. Specialities Szekszárdi Bikavér and unique Cirfandli white at Pécs (spiced, honeyed).
The word of the wine: Heavy
Said of a thick, rustic wine that lacks finesse.
