Debrői Hárslevelű

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The delimited area lies at the convergence of the Mátra, the Bükk, and the Great Plain, at an elevation of 170–220 metres above sea level, on predominantly south- and south-west-facing slopes.
• The soils of the vineyard sites within the boundaries of the villages of Verpelét, Feldebrő, Aldebrő, and Tófalu consist partly of humus-rich alluvial sand deposited after the retreat of a former inland sea, and partly of Ramann brown, chernozem, and clayey brown forest soil types developed on an andesite bedrock.
• With one or two exceptions, the vineyards are situated on plateaus and their gently south- and south-west-facing slopes.
• Based on a 47-year average of the wine region's characteristic meteorological data, the mean annual temperature is 10.65 °C, average annual precipitation is 592.6 mm, and the average annual number of sunshine hours is 1,964.
• The hills and mountains around the Eger and Debrő growing areas are best suited to viticulture, while the cultivation of other crops — primarily arable field crops — has generally been unprofitable in this area, both historically and today.

• The first production of Debrői Hárslevelű wine is associated with Rácz Pál, cellarmaster of Kompolt, who created a blend based on Hárslevelű.
• In addition to Hárslevelű, other grape varieties were used in the blend primarily to balance out vintage-to-vintage variation.

• Debrői Hárslevelű wines are characterised by an aromatic profile rich in floral and fruit notes, with a fuller, richer, and longer-lasting palate than other well-known Hárslevelű wines.
• Owing to the area's position near the northern boundary of viable viticulture and the presence of mountain–valley winds, the wine displays a quasi-acidity and long-lingering flavours.

• The good water management of the Debrő soils and the average annual precipitation of approximately 600 mm allow the vines to develop free from water stress, and as a result no unripe acidity attributable to water deficit develops in the wines.

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.

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Sources

• Specification (EUR-Lex, single document)
• National product specification (PDF) — agrarminiszterium
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-HU-A1373
• Official trade body site — Egri Borvidék Hegyközségi Tanácsa