St. Andrea, Nagy-Eged Dűlő Grand Superior, Egri Bikavér, Eger, Hungary 2017

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Best in Show
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Country: Hungary
Region: Eger
Sub-region: Egri Bikavér
Grape(s): Kekfrankos 36%, Merlot 35%, Cabernet Franc 23%, Cabernet Sauvignon 6%
Producer: St. Andrea
Alc: 15%
Distributor in China: https://standrea.com/en/product/nagy-eged-dulo-egri-bikaver-grand-superior-2017/

St. Andrea, Nagy-Eged Dűlő Grand Superior, Egri Bikavér, Eger, Hungary 2017 St. Andrea, Nagy-Eged Dűlő Grand Superior, Egri Bikavér, Eger, Hungary 2017

Those who remember how thinly disappointing many Bull’s Blood wines of the past were will be shocked to discover how deep and reassuringly bull-like this blend of Kekfrankos with Merlot and the two Cabernets is. The intense fruits have been harvested at the cusp of ripeness, then oak-aged with enough sensitivity to ensure that the dark urgency of the black fruits emerges limpidly and clearly, pointed up with a little leafy freshness. On the palate, this is clearly a young wine with a future: deep, dark, dense, fine-sewn and detailed, with ample juicy poise and incipient structure alike. The finishing extracts are very promising, too. The bull is back.

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