Füred

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The production area is located in settlements along the first and second ridgelines of the eastern basin of Lake Balaton's northern shore, in areas such as Balatonfüred, Aszófő, Balatonszőlős, and Dörgicse.
• The viticulturally significant areas consist of gently sloping foothill surfaces and moderately steep landforms along the mountain margins.
• The bedrock sequence of the vineyard sites is composed of mid-mountain-type Upper Permian and Lower Triassic rocks with a Quaternary detrital cover, and the most common soil types include dolomite, limestone, and clay-illuviated forest soils.
• The region's characteristic pedological formation is red forest soil, which derives from the weathering of iron-oxide-rich Permian sandstone, and the appellation is distinguished by high levels of calcium, magnesium, and potassium.
• The climate is shaped by cold air descending from the valleys of the Bakony Mountains to the north and by Lake Balaton to the south; average annual sunshine hours number 1,950–2,000, mean annual temperature is 11–12 °C, and annual precipitation is 650–700 mm.

• Viticulture and wine culture have held an important place in the life of this area for more than 2,200 years, with growers cultivating vines exclusively on frost-protected, fast-warming hillsides for millennia.
• The vineyard sites are separated by woodland strips that harbour a diverse animal fauna and serve as natural overwintering habitat for predators that play a key role in viticulture.
• Growers base the identity of the area on locally significant white varieties, primarily Olaszrizling, complemented by red varieties such as Kékfrankos, which form the foundation for rosé and red wine production.
• During vineyard renewal, high-trained systems reflecting a quantity-oriented philosophy are being progressively abandoned in favour of low and medium-height training systems that combine local traditions with modern viticultural knowledge.

• Füred wines generally display moderate aromatic intensity, with a dry, fresh, and crisp acid-driven structure on the palate.
• In white wines, citrus notes are complemented by ripe fruit characters on the palate, while red wines combine a medium-bodied structure and velvety tannins with freshness and juicy fruitiness.
• Rosé wines generally display a lighter hue and aromatic and flavour profiles that evoke primarily red berry fruits such as raspberry and strawberry, characterised by vibrant, high acidity and a light body.
• A mineral or spicy tone is also frequently present in the wines.

• Predatory mites and other predators overwintering in the woodland strips suppress vine pests, resulting in an initial development phase that is not sluggish and enabling a taller, healthier canopy to form, which in turn yields higher quality internal values in the wines.
• On the ridgelines closer to Lake Balaton, sunlight reflected off the water surface causes even warming in spring, providing stable conditions for the vines during bud break.

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)
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-HU-03043
• Official trade body site — Balatonfüred-Csopaki Borvidék Hegyközségi Tanácsa