Gilvesy St. George Cuvée

Gilvesy St. George Cuvée, Olaszrisling and Furmint, Rajnai Rizling from Badacsony, Hungary. Fresh dry white wine with pleasant aromas of pear, citrus fruit and an undertone of lime and mineralite. A touch of tangerine and white pepper give it a fresh spicy/fruity liveliness. The taste is fruity and very pure with a delicate aftertaste.

Olaszrizling is a widely planted grape variety in Hungary, from which pale yellow, slightly aromatic wines are made. The quality of the wines depends greatly on local conditions and the vintage. The most important wine regions are Balatonfüred-Csopak, Ászár-Neszmély and Badacsony. In Austria the grape is called Welschriesling, in Slovenia laški rizling, in the Czech Republic ryzlink vlašský, in Croatia Graševina [1] and in Italy riesling italico. All these indications suggest an Italian origin. The grape is not related to the Riesling.

Furmint, this grape has no clear origin like many other grapes, probably the origin of the furmint is located in Western Europe. The furmint, like many other important grapes, descends from the goulais blanc (a very old French grape, an important ancestor for many). She herself is the parent of the ideal blending partner hárslevelü. Furmint comes in all kinds of varieties. She is known for many acids, tight aftertaste and wild flavors. Furmint makes lively wines, whether sweet, dry or with bubbles, a furmint wine speaks! Originally it is a dry grape, by letting the grapes hang longer the grape develops a lot of sugars. In addition, the grape is also very sensitive to botrytis. The dry furmint wines give many flavors such as citrus, lime peel, pear, minerals and smoky tones. The sweet furmint wines give flavors such as peach, pineapple, honey and when aging flavors such as chocolate, nuts and coffee develop. We also find furmint in blends and sparkling wine. The wine is added to blends to give a fresh character.

Riesling ist eine sehr edle Rebsorte, die ihren Ursprung in Deutschland hat. Die Weinrebe wird hier noch immer weit verbreitet angebaut. Ein Missverständnis ist, dass Riesling einen süßeren Wein hervorbringt. Trockene Rieslinge können feine, nuancierte Weine von großer Klasse sein. Auch im französischen Elsass ist diese Traube seit Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts ein Klassiker. Junge Rieslinge sind fruchtige, leichte Weine, die mit einer perfekten Harmonie zwischen süß und sauer überraschen können. Ein reifer Riesling hat einen sehr üppigen, würzigen, öligen (Petrol) und honigartigen Geruch und Geschmack, mit einer klaren, super eleganten Zitrusnote in den besten Weinen.