Crazy science – Villa Tolnay Mozaik 2016

Mixing up your Burgundy with a Bordeaux can be painfully embarrassing but it is not a crime (see footnote). Blending cabernet and pinot noir on purpose however is a serious offence and ever since Code Napoléon there has been a law against it. Similarly expect to be turned back at the French border if the records show that you are a producer of blends mixing chardonnay with riesling. I am not exactly sure if there are sanctions against this kind of shenaningans but I was stopped in my tracks when I saw that Villa Tolnay blends Burgundy with Loire, oak with clay. Continue reading “Crazy science – Villa Tolnay Mozaik 2016”

Surranópályán – Etyeki Kúria Chardonnay 2016

A magyar chardonnay-t már felravatalozták, de senki nem siratja. Ha bevallom, hogy én még álmodoztam Kovászókról (St. Andrea) és Landordokról (Légli Ottó) – „a legjobb fehér fajta” honosítási kísérletének hajdani elitjéről -, azt fogják hinni, hogy a holdraszállást is élőben néztem. Ami azt illeti, a magyar chardonnay már annyi ideje halott, hogy kultsztárként bármelyik pillanatban feltámadhat.  Continue reading “Surranópályán – Etyeki Kúria Chardonnay 2016”

Fashionably unfashionable – Etyeki Kúria Chardonnay 2016

Hungarian chardonnay is dead as dead can be. Long gone are the times when we were dreaming of Kovászó (St. Andrea) or Landord (Légli Ottó) the erstwhile elite of Hungary’s attempt to naturalize „the world’s greatest white variety”. Actually it’s so out of fashion that it may soon be back in fashion. Continue reading “Fashionably unfashionable – Etyeki Kúria Chardonnay 2016”