Szekszárd

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Thick lösz covers the ridges and plateaux; on slopes, a thinner layer of 1–7 m colluvial lösz is present.
• The characteristic soil is an eroded variant of Ramann's barna erdőtalaj; at Geresd, an illuviated clay barna erdőtalaj also occurs.
• The lösz contains 5–30% active lime; Holocene loess loam and sandy-lithoclastic loam soils have developed on it.
• Beyond Atlantic and Mediterranean influences, a continental climatic effect is also present; the water surface of the Duna moderates temperature fluctuation.

• The monastery foundation charter of King Béla I from 1061 already names vineyard plots: Csint, Biká, and Fövestelke.
• During the Ottoman occupation, Kadarka spread widely, as did the 'kácis' covering method, regarded as a precursor to closed fermentation.

• Red wines: well-rounded acid structure, ripe tannins, spicy and complex aromatic profile, full-bodied and richly flavoured.
• In premium wines, tertiary aromatic notes derived from barrel and bottle ageing predominate.

• The lösz soil contains at least 5–7% active lime, which imparts a richer, more complex flavour profile to the wine.

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

Sources

• National product specification (PDF) — agrarminiszterium
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-HU-A1349
• Official trade body site — Szekszárdi Borvidék Hegyközségi Tanácsa