Tolna
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Alibernet (Odesskii Chernyi)BlauburgerBíborkadarkaCabernet FrancCabernet SauvignonChardonnayCserszegi FűszeresDornfelderEzerfürtűEzerjóFurmintHárslevelűIrsai 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