Balaton-felvidék

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Mészkő bedrock combined with volcanic rocks imparts the mineral character across the approximately 50 km belt stretching from Rezi to Köveskál.
• The kontinentális klíma is jointly tempered by cold air descending from the Bakony hills and the thermal mass of Lake Balaton.
• Sunshine: 1,950–2,000 hours per year; mean annual temperature 11–12 °C; annual precipitation 650 mm (growing season: 420 mm).
• Long, sunny autumn days secured by the Mediterranean anticyclone, combined with cool Bakony evenings, drive rapid sugar accumulation.
• Deep soils with high water-holding capacity ensure stress-free water supply to the vines during the critical summer period.

• More than 2,200 years of uninterrupted vine cultivation: Celts, Romans, then royal and ecclesiastical estates; wines were exported as far as Tyrol in the Middle Ages.
• The variety profile characteristic to this day took shape after phylloxera: Juhfark, Olasz Rizling, Szürkebarát; some six decades of research added varieties such as Cserszegi Fűszeres.

• Mineral palate with an almond finish, a ripe and complex acid structure, and an absence of vegetal aromatic compounds.
• Pezsgő and Gyöngyözőbor: characterised by harmonious acidity, complex fruitiness, and freshness.

• Mészkő bedrock underpins minerality, an elevated magnesium content, and an above-average sugar-free extract level in the wine.

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Sources

• Specification (EUR-Lex, single document)
• National product specification (PDF) — agrarminiszterium
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-HU-A1509
• Official trade body site — Balaton-felvidéki Borvidék Hegyközségi Tanácsa