Tolna
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Alibernet (Odesskii Chernyi)BlauburgerBíborkadarkaCabernet FrancCabernet SauvignonChardonnayCserszegi FűszeresDornfelderEzerfürtűEzerjóFurmintHárslevelű (Harslevelue)Irsai OlivérKadarkaKirályleányka (Feteasca Regala)Kékfrankos (Blaufraenkisch)Kékoportó (Portugieser Blau)Leányka (Feteasca Alba)Menoire (Medoc Noir)MerlotNektárOlasz Rizling (Welschriesling)Ottonel Muskotály (Muscat Ottonel)Pinot BlancPinot NoirRajnai Rizling (Riesling Weiss)Rizlingszilváni (Mueller Thurgau Weiss)SauvignonSyrahSzürkebarát (Pinot Gris)Sárga Muskotály (Muscat A Petits Grains Blancs)Tramini (Gewuerztraminer)ZengőZenitZweigelt N. (Zweigeltrebe Blau)Zöld SzagosZöld Veltelini (Veltliner Gruen)
Terroir
Natural factors
- Lösz is the dominant soil-forming rock; near Hőgyész its layer thickness reaches 70 metres.
- Vineyards established on sand soils are found in the areas of Pincehely, Hőgyész, and Dúzs.
- Brown earths, clay-illuviated barna erdőtalajok, and lime-coated csernozjom soil types are characteristic.
- The vineyards are situated on gently sloping, south-facing, sheltered hillsides and gentle slopes.
Human factors
- Viticulture has been continuous since the Celtic and Roman periods; during the Árpád era, Benedictine and Cistercian monks cultivated the vineyards. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
- The borvidék has been listed among the official wine appellations since 1998. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
Terroir / wine link
- Lösz-dominant soils and favourable southern exposure shape the character of the borvidék.
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) — agrarminiszterium
- eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-HU-A1353
- Official trade body site — Tolnai Borvidék Hegyközségi Tanácsa