4 editor-picked estates growing Cabernet Franc in Eger.
Where to taste Cabernet Franc in Eger: the estates that grow it, how the region expresses the grape, and how to book a visit.
Built into a former quarry in Eger's Bolyki-volgy, this 27-hectare estate is largely hand-planted by winemaker Janos Bolyki and has won gold medals for its Egri Bikaver at the Berliner Wein Trophy.
Tasting: Cellar tastings at the estate's quarry-set winery in Bolyki-volgy.
Signature wines: Egri Bikaver, Egri Csillag, Indian Nyar
Tip: The winery's quarry setting is one of the more dramatic cellar visits near central Eger.
Founded in 1998 and under new ownership since 2013, this 14-hectare Egerszalok estate farms low-yield, hand-harvested parcels across Egerszalok and Szomolya, spontaneously fermenting an international-leaning red range.
Tasting: Guesthouse and cellar tastings (Kohari Vendeghaz es Pince) in Egerszalok.
Signature wines: Kohari Art, Kohari Pinot Noir
Tip: The estate's guesthouse makes an overnight cellar stay possible without leaving Egerszalok.
Labirintus is Gal Tibor's Superior-tier Bikaver, aged twelve months in oak on top of the DHC's five-variety minimum, offering the region's mid-tier classification at an accessible price.
Tip: Decant thirty minutes before serving; the Superior tier's extra oak ageing benefits from air more than the lighter Classicus wines do.
Aldas is St. Andrea's entry-point Superior-tier Bikaver, positioned by the winery as its most accessible red built to the Superior classification's five-variety, extended-ageing rules.
Tip: St. Andrea's tasting room runs three tiered flights, Classicus, Superior and Grand Superior; Aldas is the wine that opens the Superior flight.