Dunántúli

Hungary · IGP · Felső-Pannon · -1 commune(s)

Styles

Natural factors

Kontinentális klíma with a sub-Mediterranean character: western oceanic and southern Mediterranean air currents shape the climate.
Annual mean temperature 9–11 °C, sunshine ~1,900 hours/year, precipitation 600–800 mm/year.
Soils: Ramann's illuvial barna erdőtalaj (brown forest soil with clay illuviation), with good water-retention capacity.
A landscape articulated by hills and moderate mountain ranges; streams, rivers, and lakes at the foot of the slopes.
Medium- and late-ripening varieties (Kadarka, Kékfrankos, Olaszrizling, Szürkebarát) are cultivated on south-, SE-, and SW-facing hillsides.

Human factors

On the Dunántúl, medium-ripening (Kadarka, Kékoportó) and late-ripening (Olaszrizling, Kékfrankos, Szürkebarát) varieties are grown.
Viticulture on the Dunántúl was already economically significant at the time of the Hungarian settlement, with wine exported in large quantities.

Product characteristics

Reds and rosés: silky, elegant tannins, rounded acidity, and flavour-rich character — shaped by Mediterranean autumn sunshine.
Gyöngyözőborok: harmonious, moderate acidity, vibrant freshness, and notes of fresh citrus, apple, and pear.

Terroir / wine link

The water-retention of barna erdőtalaj combined with westerly precipitation yields rounded acidity, silky tannins, and flavour-rich wines.

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