Grand Superior terroir in the village of Noszvaj which is located in the

Eger wine region Eger wine region ( hu, Egri borvidék) is a Hungarian wine region in North-Eastern Hungary. It is famous for its red blend, Egri Bikavér and for some whites like Egri Leányka, Debrői Hárslevelű or Egerszóláti Olaszrizling. Its center is ...

, in Central Europe,

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the ...

. The Eger region has a cooler climate, which is similar to Burgundy or to the Northern Rhône wine regions. The continental climate and diverse soils make it capable of producing both red and white varietals.

The terroir

The terroir consist of gently sloping forest soils interspersed with volcanic rocks. This site produces well balanced and well-rounded wines. The Nagyfai terroir is almost exclusively in the possession of Kovács Nimród Winery (KNW). KNW has 12 hectares (30 acres) in Nagyfai. Varietals of the terroir include:

Pinot Gris Pinot Gris, Pinot Grigio (, ) or Grauburgunder is a white wine grape variety of the species ''Vitis vinifera''. Thought to be a mutant clone of the Pinot Noir variety, it normally has a grayish-blue fruit, accounting for its name, but the gra ...

, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Kékfrankos, Merlot and Cabernet Franc.

References

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