Based on Kékfrankos (40%) with Blauburger, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Franc making up the rest (20% each). We worked with these varieties on a 9.6 ha area (Cinege vineyard), one of our premium red wine-producing areas. Each batch fermented separately in stainless steel tanks and then aged in oak barrels individually. After 16 months, the blend was completed, and the finished Bull’s Blood (Bikavér) was returned to large 30hl oak barrels for a few months to achieve a more balanced wine, before being bottled (in the new Eger bottle introduced in 2018).
- Winery: Varsányi Winery
- Vintage: 2019
- Number of Bottles Produced: 10 000
- Alcohol: 13,3 %
- Total Acidity: 4.9 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 1.6 g/l
- Dry Extract: 1,6 g/l
- Size of Bottle: 0,75 liter
- Wine District: Eger
- Wine Region: Upper-Hungary
- Wine District: Eger
- Wine Type: oak-aged red,
- Sweetness level: dry,
- Viticulture: Traditional
- PDO, PGI, wines without GI: PDO
- Grape variety/varieties (in %): 40% Kékfrankos, 20% Blauburger, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Cabernet Franc
- Number of NÉBIH certificate: JRYD
- Bottle closure custom: Plastic cork
- Brief description of viticulture, fermentation, vinification and maturation: It's based on Kékfrankos alongside Blauburger, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Franc. Each batch fermented separately in stainless steel and was then aged in oak barrels individually. After 16 months, the blend was completed, and the finished Bull's Blood (Bikavér) was returned to a 30 hl oak barrels.