Bock Villanyi 'Bock Cuvee' barrique 1999
85 points
Villanyi, Hungary. 13%
A top wine of Hungary. From the South. Expensive by Hungarian standards.
The back label is interesting reading:
"Leader wine of the Cellar. It head been mellowed in barrique barrels for 18 months. Consists of Cab. Sauvignon (65%), Cab. Franc (30%) es Merlot (5%). Heady flavour and high colour intensity are peculiar to this wine. It has a pleasant tobacco scent. Chocolate and vanilla are smack of its flavour. It is a velvety, bulky wine. Recommended to game."
Well it is strongly flavoured, savoury, tobacco. No chocolate or vanilla - perhaps in its youth. Definitely not a shiny sweet New World style. Somewhat hard despite its age.
posted by Byron Sharp @ 4:41 PM
1 Comments:
I'd recently visited Budapest and had a chance to taste 1999 Bock Cuvee in the Gundell restaurant. This particular wine happend to be very pleasant, indeed velvety.
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