Unger Bormanufaktúra - "Szultán" Kőszegi Kékfrankos/Blaufränkisch 0.75l

The quality and characteristics of Kőszeg wine are due to the specific natural environment and human factors in Kőszeg (terroir). The wines are different from the wines of other wine regions and have different characteristics compared to other districts of the Sopron wine region (Sopron, Vaskeresztes), and also have a different character from the wines of the nearby Austrian regions (Central Burgenland, Lutzmansburg). The different character can be traced back primarily to the proximity of the Alps, the soil and the specific climate.

The characteristics of Kőszeg wines are largely determined by the subalpine climate, the influence of the Alps, the proximity of the Alps, the exposure of the area to the mountains, the altitude of the vineyards (the town is already close to 300 meters above sea level; the highest vineyard is located at an altitude of 450 meters), thanks to which the nights are cool even after hot summer days, as well as the low number of daylight hours.

The soil, primarily the bedrock, plays a role in the specific nature of Kőszeg wines. In addition to the cool subalpine climate, the phyllite, quartz bedrock also contributes to wines with a tight acid structure. The Kőszegi Mountains are a tectonic window, where older rocks came to the surface due to the destruction of later layers. The individual rocks of the historic vineyards differ from each other, as does the microclimate. The rocks of the mountain range are metamorphic rocks of sedimentary origin, crystalline slate (quartz mica, quartz phyllite, calcareous mica slate, lime phyllite, green slate), shale, sandstone and gneiss. Acidic, non-podzolic brown forest soils have settled on the weathered bedrock (shale, gneiss), and brown forest soils with clay contamination are found elsewhere. The lime content of different soils is different, usually low. The humus content of the soils also varies.

The roots of wine production in the Kőszeg area go back to Roman times. The memory of this is preserved by vineyard names (Pogány vineyard, where a statue of Bacchus was also found). In Anjou times, the reputation of Kőszeg wine spread far and wide. Among other things, the city owed its special commercial status and the royal city rank (1328) to this. There are records of the names of the vineyards from this period. The Kőszeg vineyard and measurement regulation of 1649 is one of the oldest vineyard regulations in Hungarian. The book titled "Szőlő Jövésnek Könyve" is Kőszeg's most important viticulture and winemaking cultural history document, which is also unique in Europe. This book has been kept since 1740, but its roots go back even earlier.