Egri Bikavér Superior, Gál Tibor
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Egri Bikavér Superior, Gál Tibor - 2022

750 mL
Item # 46755

Bikavér (Bull's Blood) is the famous red blend from the volcanic and limestone hills of Eger in north Hungary. Titi's Bikavér Superior is a legendary one: medium-bodied and very aromatic with red fruits dominating the palate. Spontaneously fermentation and then aged for 12 months in 500 L used Hungarian oak barrels.
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Color
Red
Vintage
2022
Country
Hungary
Region
Egri
Producer
Not Applicable
Grape Variety
Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Sauvignon
Kadarka
Pinot Noir
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Staff Pick Notes

NO BULL, this is a delightful wine

Egri Bikaver is often found in the dusty, back corner EUROPE, OTHER section (next to a sticky Retsina and maybe a random Moldovan wine with a novelty werewolf label). If the English translation, “Bull’s Blood,” is emblazoned prominently below a picture of said beast you would be well advised to pass. But Eger may be the best region of Hungary for growing traditionally complex reds and Tibor Gal was a serious vigneron: the head wine maker at Ornellaia before he returned to Hungary after 1989. Run since his death by his son and family, who have decided to embrace the Bikaver designation in order to reinvent it, without the bull. A Blaufrankish-dominated blend including the native Kadarka: bright aromatics and peppery red fruits.

- AB

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Cabernet Franc

Relegated to moderate obscurity in modern times, Cabernet Franc is in fact the proud parent of the attention-hogging Cabernet Sauvignon (after an illicit affair with Sauvignon Blanc a hundred-odd years ago). Cabernet Franc has remained close to its roots in France, enjoying small pockets of popularity primarily in the Loire Valley (specifically in Chinon), where it is often bottled as a varietal wine, and in Bordeaux where it is still used in moderate percentages in the typical blends. In fact,...

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Cabernet Sauvignon

The result of an illicit affair a hundred-odd years ago between Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon today enjoys more worldwide popularity than both of its parents combined. It is the principal grape of Bordeaux, and as such has rightly earned its place among the greatest and most long-lived wines of the Old World; of course, it is also the most heralded grape of California, positioning it at the forefront of the New World wine scene as well. Today, Cabernet Sauvignon has a...

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