Gilvesy, 'St. George' Badacsony Cuvee 2020

Grower: Gilvesy WineryRegion: Mount Saint George, Badacsony, HungaryGrape Varieties: Furmint, Rhine Riesling, OlaszrizlingViticulture: OrganicCategory: WhiteSize: 750ml bottle Robert Gilvesy makes wine from vineyards on Mount Saint George (Szent György-Hegy), an ancient and little known volcanic butte in Europe’s Pannon basin in Western Hungary that is part of the Badacsony appellation.  While the volcanoes in the region have been active for eight million years, wine cultivation began when the Romans occupied Pannonia.  Mount Saint George terroir is volcanic, naturally, with eroded basalt and tuff integrated in Pannon loess, sand or clay.  The area used to be part of the prehistoric Pannon sea, which explains its volcanic nature but also the sub-mediterranean climate and sedimentary base strata.  Gilvesy’s 10 hectares are planted to Riesling, Furmint, Olaszrizling and Sauvignon Blanc.  Many of the vines were planted in the socialist ‘70s and have been reinvigorated since that time.  Gi