From Kutyahegy to rabbit hole

Orsolya is the most charming of all overpriced cellars of Eger. Their 2005 Kutyahegyi Zweigelt is a classic wine, from a certain aspect. It (and some similarily well made wines) brought them fame (in certain circles), and although the childish wine labels remain, the innocence was soon lost.

I wrote about abused grapes recently and how Zweigelt was the most prominent. For many the breakthrough came from another producer from Villány but for me, Orsolya’s Zweigelt 2005 was it: dense, fruity but fresh, very much unlike the zweigelts we used to know. I expected a lot from Orsolya Pincészet but the next breakthrough hasn’t come yet, they couldn’t take their winemaking to the next level. The wines are mostly fine, never poor really, but always very pricy.

The Zweigelt 2008 is a violet wine with a wide pink rim. The bouquet is fresh and dense, full of plum jam and notes of blueberry, clove and hints of cinnamon. Fairly fruity on the palate too but it’s composed of less ripe material. Very fresh character with vibrant acidity and unripe tannin underneath it all. The wine’s still too young, hence the unripe walnut, red currant and later sour cherry elements. These are wrapped in a thin film of dark chocolate. Later acaí (the tropical fruit), lot of it.

Score: 5+

Price: HUF 3 800