Daniel M

9.1

This is a serious Egri Bikaver... Probably the best i've had so far. Bought by my best half in Budapest while travelling there for business this week. The nose is inetense and shows cherry, strawberry, blueberry, licorice, gun powder, pencil lead, an earthy touch too. Wow. The palate shows superb balance, great acid drive, good width, blueberry, cherry notes all along, a gentle, soft mouthfeel that is gently disrupted by lightly carressing tannins. The finish is fruity, with blueberry and cherry, some earthy notes and a tiny savoury note in the rear. Wow this is punching way above its league... — a month ago

S.S. Mandani

9.3

Jammy, spicy, woodsy, lovely bouquet.

Blackberry compote, cinnamon, black performs, bell peppers, and cedar.

Cheese mmmm. English cheddar. Mmm. — 4 years ago

David Dohos

9.5

One of my best “bikavér” — 5 years ago

Emily Rider

10

Had it in Budapest — 8 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

8.9

Vintage 2018 | lots of character, purple rim, cherries in smell, spicy rich smell, tannins, rather difficult taste, dinnerwine — a year ago

Matti Jokelainen

8.9

Deep ruby red. Upon opening nose has dark berries, cherry and blueberry jam. When wine opens up the nose picks up more deeper tones. On palate this is midweight, with nicely balanced acidity, full of sour cherry, granberries, blueberries, black currants, powdery if firm tannins giving shape towards the end. Wine leaves granberry, cherry and some peppery tones on medium+ aftertaste. This is medium bodied well made and food friendly wine that clearly benefits from few more years in the bottle to develop complexity. Good stuff — 4 years ago

Doug Powers

9.2

Online this shows as a blend of 55% Kekfrankos, 23% Cab Franc, 12% Pinot Noir, 5% Zweigeit and 5% Blauberger with 14.0% ABV. New barrel and rich fruit aromas, quite youthful and nicely complex, long finish, very nice!! — a year ago

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Joe Carroll

Owner/Wine Director Spuyten Duyvil, Fette Sau, St. Anselm & Gotham Artisanal Provisions

8.9

Bulls Blood! — 3 years ago

Doggfather

9.0

First!!! Big surprise thanks to our friends at Taste Hungary. Very well balanced Bulls Blood. Can’t wait to sample the rest. — 4 years ago

Ray Vanderhoff

8.9

Very interesting Red Blend from Hungary. I generally love the Zweigelt varietal, but it is surprisingly not the cornerstone of this wine. (Thirteen different varietals (must include three) can be blended to make Egri Bikavér).
Aromas and flavors of Cranberries, Raspberries and peppery spice. Light color and body. Short on the finish but very pleasant. Thank you Ron B. Revisited in June 2021. Aging beautifully! — 5 years ago