Some will serve chowder or fried fish, others stuffed cabbage, roast duck or chestnut turkey. And of course, with great food, there’s no shortage of excellent wines – our winery’s head winemaker Antal Benesch can advise you on the right choice.
For fish dishes and various seafood dishes – with their citrus freshness and buttery creaminess – we recommend the newest addition to our premium wine family, the 1277 Sauvignon Blanc. A perfect match for fish dishes and a special wine for the most important celebration of the year, the 1277 Sauvignon Blanc is just that. The grapes were harvested from the most beautiful part of our Mindszentkálla estate, the Püspökdomb, and after the grapes were destemmed, the must was fermented at low temperature in steel tanks and then matured on long lees. A total of 2738 bottles were made of this wine, which is creamy and vibrant. Each sip reveals herbs and ripe fruit, while the finish is dominated by the subtle use of barrel. The 1277 Sauvignon Blanc combines centuries of tradition with a modern approach, perfect for Christmas.
For the stuffed cabbage, we pour Vesprim Infula Rose and Rouge, for the duck stuffing we pour Mandorla Rajnai Rizling, and for those who are preparing a peach and chestnut turkey for Christmas, we recommend 1277 Rajnai Rizling. Our premium wine is made from the most important variety of the archdiocese, harvested at full biological maturity. After the grape harvest, the must was fermented at low temperatures in steel tanks, followed by a long maturation on lees. The 1277 Rajnai Rizling has a nose of ripe apricots and a minty, salty, creamy, citrusy taste.
For dessert – like a delicious brioche – we offer Vesprim Infula Rouge, one of our estate wines. The 2023 vintage was made from four grape varieties – blue franc, cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc and syrah – hand-picked, half of the grapes were fermented in berries and the other half in bunches in steel tanks. After 12 days on skins, the grapes were barrel-aged for 12 months, half in Hungarian and half in French 225-litre Bordeaux barrels. The end result is elegant and rich: an overwhelming precision typical of New World wines, with aromas of marzipan, cherries, blackberries and tobacco, and flavours of ripe plums and sour cherries.
