The Winery Villa Tolnay of Badacsony of Balaton

Winery Villa Tolnay - C Cuvée
The winery offers 34 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 3 of the estates of Balaton.
It is located in Badacsony in the region of Balaton

The Winery Villa Tolnay is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 34 wines for sale in of Badacsony to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Villa Tolnay wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Villa Tolnay

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Villa Tolnay

How Winery Villa Tolnay wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of roasted fillet of beef with parsley, royal couscous (lamb, chicken, merguez) or homemade burger.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Villa Tolnay

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Villa Tolnay

  • 2015With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.13/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Badacsony

The wine region of Badacsony is located in the region of Balaton of Hungary. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Szászi Birtok or the Domaine Csendes Dűlő produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Badacsony are Riesling, Pinot noir and Muscat Ottonel, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Badacsony often reveals types of flavors of cream, peach or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of almonds, pineapple or black fruit.

In the mouth of Badacsony is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 48 estates and châteaux in the of Badacsony, producing 282 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Badacsony go well with generally quite well with dishes of mature and hard cheese, vegetarian or poultry.

The top white wines of Winery Villa Tolnay

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Villa Tolnay

How Winery Villa Tolnay wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of chicken blanquette, salmon and zucchini gratin or light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Villa Tolnay

On the nose the white wine of Winery Villa Tolnay. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Villa Tolnay

  • 2007With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.91/5

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

  • Grüner Veltliner
  • Riesling
  • Chardonnay
  • Olaszrizling
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Welschriesling

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. 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 Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

The top pink wines of Winery Villa Tolnay

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Villa Tolnay

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

The word of the wine: Leaflet

Small barrel with a capacity of 112 to 136 litres depending on the region.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Villa Tolnay

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

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 Villa Tolnay 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 ...

New group promotes regenerative viticulture in climate battle

Launched at London fine wine club 67 Pall Mall on 28 March, the Regenerative Viticulture Foundation (RVF) is the brainchild of Stephen Cronk, owner of Maison Mirabeau in Provence. Cronk, who has seen extreme weather events ranging from exceptional frosts to the worst forest fires in living memory in the three years he has owned Mirabeau, feels that one of the most important ways we can fight climate change is through ‘unlearning’ current approaches to land stewardship. ‘This is a critical moment ...

Master Sommelier Larry Stone explains why he sold Lingua Franca to Constellation Brands

Stone will remain on board as a brand ambassador and adviser to the business he created back in 2012. The winemaking team, spearheaded by Thomas Savre and Burgundian consultant Dominique Lafon, is still in place too. ‘We’re all still there and we’re going to keep making great wine, but we will have better resources,’ Stone told Decanter.com. Stone, a Master Sommelier, purchased the 61 hectares Janzen Farm in Oregon’s Willamette Valley on December 31, 2012. He had been working at Evening Land’s a ...

The word of the wine: Leaflet

Small barrel with a capacity of 112 to 136 litres depending on the region.