Monarchia Portfolio 2008: The Tasting Never Ends
What if someone put on a tasting with so many wines that, even if you spit after every sip, you'd still absorb enough alcohol through your tongue to put you in the hospital? Well, Monarchia has done it again, with this year's mammoth portfolió kóstoló ("portfolio tasting"), held Tuesday at Remíz.
As part of our new practice of focusing on practical, user-driven "tasting notes" for individual wines - rather than stories about what industry people have to say - below is a list of comment-enabled entries for all the domestic wines splashed out on Tuesday. (The tasting also featured foreign wines marketed by Monarchia, but our beat is Hungary so we only include magyar borok.) And since we didn't want to spend Tuesday night in the kórház, we are currently (as of 16:00 today - see pic above) doing a bit of "mopping up" here in the office with some of the bottles we didn't get around to at the "official" tasting.
So if you were at the tasting, or otherwise happen to have an opinion on any of these wines, please feel free to jump in by clicking through and leaving a comment... or 83.
Tasting Notes
- Balla Ménesi Kadarissima 2003 (Transylvania)
- Balla Ménesi Kadarka 2003 (Transylvania)
- Demeter "Z" 2004 (Tokaj)
- Demeter Aszú 6 puttonyos 2002 (Tokaj)
- Demeter Furmint Boda 2007 (Tokaj)
- Demeter Furmint Kakas 2006 (Tokaj)
- Demeter Furmint Lapis 2006 (Tokaj)
- Demeter Furmint töppedt szőlő 2000 (Tokaj)
- Demeter Főbor 2006 (Tokaj)
- Demeter Hárslevelű Szerelmi 2006 (Tokaj)
- Demeter Hárslevelű Szerelmi 2007 (Tokaj)
- Dereszla Aszú 5 Puttonyos 2003 (Tokaj)
- Dereszla Aszú 6 Puttonyos 2000 (Tokaj)
- Dereszla Dry 2006 (Tokaj)
- Dereszla Fordítás száraz 2004 (Tokaj)
- Dereszla Furmint Szegi 2006 (Tokaj)
- Dereszla Furmint késői szüretelésű 2003 (Tokaj)
- Dereszla Hárslevelű Király 2006 (Tokaj)
- Dereszla Sauvignon Blanc 2007 (Tokaj)
- Dereszla Szamorodni száraz 2000 (Tokaj)
- Feind Cserszegi Fűszeres 2007 (Balatonfüred-Csopak)
- Feind Merlot 2006 (Balatonfüred-Csopak)
- Feind Olaszrizling 2007 (Balatonfüred-Csopak)
- Feind Shiraz 2006 (Balatonfüred-Csopak)
- Feind Shiraz Rosé 2007 (Balatonfüred-Csopak)
- Feind Sárgamuskotály 2007 (Balatonfüred-Csopak)
- Ferenczy Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 (Sopron)
- Ferenczy Kékfrankos 2005 (Sopron)
- Ferenczy Pannónia Cuvée 2005 (Sopron)
- Ferenczy Újhegyi Kékfrankos 2005 (Sopron)
- Henye Furmint félédes 2002 (Tokaj)
- Heumann Cuvée 2006 (Villány)
- Heumann Kékfrankos 2006 (Villány)
- Heumann Terra Tartaro Cuvée 2006 (Villány)
- Kreinbacher Öregtőkék Bora 2005 (Somló)
- Maczkó Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 (Villány)
- Maczkó Chardonnay 2007 (Villány)
- Maczkó Chardonnay Barrique 2006 (Villány)
- Maczkó Pinot Noir 2005 (Villány)
- Maczkó Planus Cuvée 2004 (Villány)
- Maczkó Portugieser 2007 (Villány)
- Maczkó Rosé 2007 (Villány)
- Maczkó Zweigelt 2006 (Villány)
- Monarchia "Rhapsody in Red" 2004
- Monarchia Bikavér "Bazilika" 2004 (Eger)
- Monarchia Bikavér 2002 (Eger)
- Monarchia Cellars Olivier 2007
- Monarchia Cellars Pinot Gris 2006 (Eger)
- Monarchia Cellars Rosé 2007 (Eger)
- Monarchia Chardonnay Battonage 2005 (Eger)
- Monarchia Grüner Veltliner 2006 (Eger)
- Monarchia NJK 2004 (Eger)
- Monarchia Noir 2004 (Eger)
- Monarchia Pinot Noir 2006 (Eger)
- Monarchia Zen 2006 (Eger)
- Nyakas Budai Riesling 2006 (Etyek-Buda)
- Nyakas Budai Sauvignon Blanc 2007 (Etyek-Buda)
- Oszvald Hárslevelű 2006 (Somló)
- Oszvald Juhfark 2006 (Somló)
- Oszvald Olaszrizling 2006 (Somló)
- Takler Bikavér Válogatás 2006 (Szekszárd)
- Takler Cabernet Franc 2006 (Szekszárd)
- Takler Chardonnay 2006 (Szekszárd)
- Takler Kadarka 2007 (Szekszárd)
- Takler Noir Gold 2005 (Szekszárd)
- Takler Regnum Cuvée 2003 (Szekszárd)
- Takler Regnum Cuvée 2006 (Szekszárd)
- Takler Rosé 2007 (Szekszárd)
- Tóth István Bikavér 2003 (Eger)
- Tóth István Bikavér Válogatás 2003 (Eger)
- Tóth István Egedhegyi Kékfrankos 2003 (Eger)
- Tóth István Merlot 2004 (Eger)
- Vesztergombi Bikavér 2005 (Szekszárd)
- Vesztergombi Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 (Szekszárd)
- Vesztergombi Kékfrankos 2006 (Szekszárd)
- Vesztergombi Rosé 2007 (Szekszárd)
- Vesztergombi Turul Cuvée 2005 (Szekszárd)
- Vylyan Evolution Cuvée 2006 (Villány)
- Vylyan Mini Evolution 2005 (Villány)
- Vylyan Pinot Noir 2006 (Villány)
- Vylyan Zweigelt 2006 (Villány)
- Weninger Pinot Noir 2004 (Sopron)
- Weninger Syrah 2004 (Sopron)
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Isn't this just a list of wines rather than tasting notes?
Vandorló: It may look like that, but actually there are numerous notes left as comments in the individual entries for many of the wines; it's just that there are so many wines! It's also not possible to indicate on this page which ones have comments. We are, however, going to change the coding on the big list of wines on the "wine and spirits" page to indicate which ones people have left comments for, as well as make a page explaining in more detail how this system should work. Anyway, if you've tasted any of the wines, drop in a note/comment.
Erik,
Ok, it took me a while but I did manage to find some notes. And yes I could add my own.