Nagy-Somló

• Location and size: Nagy-Somló districtis located in the center of Transdanubia, short distance from the the North shore of the Lake Balaton, behind the Tapolca Basin. 557 ha
• Climate: Continental climate with Sub-Mediterranean influence, temperate by the Lake Balaton.  
• Sunshine hours: 1950-2000 (h/year)
• Precipitation: 650-700 (mm/year)
• Annual temperature: 10°C
• Elevations: above sea level: 170–350 m, hilly, often terraced slopes
• Soil: Volcanic bedrock as basalt, basalt debris and Volcanic tuff, combine with loess and clay sediments.

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Somló wine region’s grape varieties (2019)

White grape varieties represent the 97% of the total vineyard area. The most important white grape varieties are:

• Olaszrizling
• Juhfark
• Furmint
• Hárslevelű
• Tramini
• Szürkebarát

Somló wine style:

“Here, the wine is always more about the terroir of Somló than the grape variety. Somló wines have a unique flavour profile thanks to the soils and the typical oak ageing. This is characterised by salty, flinty, mineral notes as well as intense flavours due to oak ageing. The use of new barrique is not widespread, although wines do not really need this due to their fine acidity. However, it is worth laying these wines down for a while, as they only really start to reveal themselves after two years or so.” Quote from Bor.hu

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(On the featured photo: Somló hill from Kreinbacher Winery by Bogi Juhász)

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