Soltvadkerti

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Calcareous cover-sand soil with a buried meadow soil subsoil, locally interspersed with calcareous lösz patches; 75%+ quartz content confers phylloxera immunity.
• Kontinentális klíma: mean annual temperature 10–11 °C, ~2,100 sunshine hours per year, 500–550 mm annual precipitation.
• Flat lowland relief, 110–120 m above sea level, maximum elevation difference of 10–15 m.
• The temperature-buffering effect of Lake Soltvadkert regulates soil water reserves; shallow groundwater reduces vintage variation.
• The mineral content of the subsoil imparts a pronounced minerality to both the wine and the Pezsgő.

• Soltvadkerti viticulture is rooted in the 18th century, having developed on sand dunes through the labour of settlers.
• Ezerjó: the defining local variety, used to produce still wine, Töppedt-grape wine, and Pezsgő alike, all by reductive winemaking.

• Ezerjó wine: pronounced acidity, silky palate, harmonious acid-alcohol balance; when made from Töppedt grapes, a full-bodied, oily texture emerges as well.

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) — gi-kormany
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-HU-02171
• Official trade body site — Soltvadkerti Hegyközség (under Kunsági Borvidék Hegyközségi Tanácsa)