Soltvadkerti

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The site is characterized by calcareous blown-sand soil, whose subsoil is buried meadow soil, with patches of calcareous loess in places.
• The elevation above sea level is mostly between 110-120 metres across most of the area, the terrain is flat, and the differences in elevation do not exceed 10-15 metres.
• The sandy soils are immune to phylloxera due to their quartz content exceeding 75%.
• The site's climate is defined by a continental climate, with hot summers and cold winters, an average temperature of around 10-11°C, 2,100 hours/year of sunshine and 500-550 mm of annual rainfall.
• Lake Soltvadkert has a favourable influence on the site's climate.

• Viticulture and winemaking in Soltvadkert were established in the 18th century, when settlers turned the sun-baked, wind-blown sand dunes into fertile land.
• The Ezerjó grape variety became the defining variety in the Kunság wine region, in the Soltvadkert area, its yield used to produce wine, wine from shrivelled grapes, and sparkling wine.

• Soltvadkert wines are typically characterized by a special acid composition and pronounced acidity, harmonious and silky on the palate in a manner typical of the variety, where the balance of acid and alcohol creates harmony.
• As a result of natural shrivelling, the sugar content of the grapes becomes concentrated, resulting in natural residual sugar in the wines and giving the wine a full, oily texture.
• The sparkling wine's acids are lively and crisp due to early harvesting of the grapes, and the Ezerjó grape variety, with its characteristic acid composition, pronounced acidity, discreet varietal character and moderate alcohol content, is excellently suited to sparkling wine production.
• Fast, reductive processing preserves the fresh varietal aromas and ensures an elegant colour, which is why the autolytic character that develops during the sparkling winemaking process remains discreet.

• The lime content of the soil favourably influences the acid composition of the wine.
• The favourable effect of the heat sum of the growing season and the sunny hours helps the ripening of the grapes and the development of sugar content, resulting in harmonious wines with balanced acidity and alcohol content.

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