5 editor-picked estates growing Sauvignon Blanc in Eger.
Where to taste Sauvignon Blanc 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.
Formerly the Ostoros-Novaj cooperative winery, this larger-scale Ostoros producer farms a wide varietal range and has collected gold medals at the Challenge International du Vin and Berliner Wein Trophy.
Tasting: Cellar sales and tastings at the Ostoros winery, spanning a wide dry-to-semi-sweet range.
Signature wines: Debroi Harslevelu, Egri Bikaver
Tip: The broadest single-stop range of the Ostoros producers, useful for a fast overview of the district's styles.
János Bolyki converted a disused stone quarry on the edge of Eger into this cellar and vineyard, producing Egri Bikavér and Egri Csillag alongside varietal Sauvignon Blanc, Hárslevelű and Kékfrankos. Runs seasonal cellar-tour tastings such as the Egri Bikavér Pincetúra.
Rege Birtok sits away from the main Szepasszony-volgy cellar street on the Nagykoporos road, farming an unusually broad varietal range for an Eger estate that includes Viognier and Sangiovese alongside the region's staple Kekfrankos and Kadarka, and hosting both organised and informal tastings on its terrace.
Tip: The estate's terrace has panoramic views back toward Eger's castle, a quieter vantage point than the crowded viewpoints inside Szepasszony-volgy itself.
Gal Tibor's entry-level Egri Csillag is an aromatic Carpathian-basin white blend and a reliable everyday-priced introduction to the winery's range, sold directly from the estate's own webshop.
Tip: Serve well chilled as a summer aperitif; the blend's Sauvignon Blanc component gives it more citrus lift than a straight Olaszrizling.