Nagy-Eged Hill
The Nagy-Eged Hill (which is located in the Eger wine region, Eger Wine Region in Central Europe, Hungary) is an emblematic wine producing site. It is Hungary’s highest altitude terroir. Based on its unique location, soil composition and climate, it is the most valuable terroir in the region. It is Eger’s Grand Cru terroir. Location The most important terroir of the Eger Wine Region is the Nagy-Eged Hill (in English Great Eged Hill), which is located in the southern foothills of the Bükk, Bükk Mountains. Its peak is at 536 meters. Unlike the major part of the Wine Region, its soil is not rhyolite, but gray Triassic-limestone with calcareous based sediments. The Eged Hill ridge lies in the south-west to north-east. The lower parts are called the Nagy-Eged terroir (Nagy-Eged-dűlő); the upper part is called the Nagy-Eged Hill terroir (Nagy-Eged-hegy-dűlő). The former is up to cca 250 meters of altitude, and almost completely occupies the southwest side of the hill. The bes ...
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