Nagy-Eged Dűlő Egri Bikavér Grand Superior 2019

The aroma is super vibrant yet deep. Black and red berries, black cherry, red plum, and sour cherry. Ground black pepper and barrel spices complete the profile. On the palate, there is great balance, with the characteristic Eger acidity structure complemented by ripe flavors. The taste includes red plum and super ripe black cherry. An almost endless finish marks this great Egri Bikavér.

Nagy-Eged is the emblematic vineyard of the Eger wine region. With its steep slopes, special Triassic limestone bedrock, and unique microclimate, this area proves its exceptional qualities year after year with great wines. The lower vineyard, the Nagy-Eged grand superior area, has a humus-rich topsoil and significant potential: in 2021, St. Andrea's 2017 Bikavér earned the Best in Show title at Decanter with 97 points from this site.

A blend of Kékfrankos, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, and Blauburger, fermented spontaneously in a vat, and aged for 18 months in 500-liter Kádár and Kalina barrels. Its vibrant, deep aroma includes red and black berries, red plum, sour cherry, and black cherry, accompanied by freshly ground black pepper and fine barrel spices. On the palate, it offers incredible balance, a range of ripe berries, and an almost endless finish. Complex, dense, and silky: another great wine from a prominent vineyard.

Nagy-Eged Hill is one of Hungary's highest vineyards. The 501-meter Nagy-Eged Hill, with its uniquely complex limestone soil, southern exposure, and nearly Mediterranean climate, is destined to be the birthplace of great wines.

Nagy-Eged Hill has a unique rock composition, not rhyolite tuff but gray Triassic limestone. On this Triassic limestone, a yellowish-white sedimentary deposit from the sea, nummulitic limestone, has been laid down. This material is now the most characteristic subsoil of Nagy-Eged Hill.

The topsoil is shallow rendzina soil. The vineyard has a very special microclimate. The nearly perpendicular sunlight is often reflected by the rocky limestone soil, creating temperatures several degrees warmer above the soil surface. Spring arrives quite early here. Due to the steep southern slopes and relatively shallow soils, rainfall runs off relatively quickly, making the hillside quite dry. Our area: 6.5 hectares.