Kattra Winery Pinot Noir 2007 At the wine festival in Buda Castle on Saturday night, as the last wine of the evening, my wife brought me a glass of pinot and a glass of rosé wine for herself. After my first sip, my eyes lit up (and not because of my slightly intoxicated state), but because there was something special about this wine. The next day we decided to go to Etyek and visit the winery. ...

We were warmly greeted by a lady, the aunt, as we soon found out, including information about the rest of the family. The vintner, Imre Kattra and his daughter, Agnes Kattra, run the winery. They have quite a few white wines on their wine list like Reisling, Chardonnay, Cserszegi Fűszeres, Királyleányka, and Savignon Blanc. They also have a rosé from Pinot Noir, which is also very good, and luckily we still have a bottle here at home stashed away. Last night we ate steak and I opened a bottle of their Pinot Noir. Here’s what we thought:

The wine is clear with a light pomegranate color, has aromas of medium intensity, fruity, and spicy. The scent of strawberries is most intense, with a whiff of vanilia at the end. Soft, gently acidity, medium tanins, ripe flavors, you can’t really feel that this is such a young wine. Medium long finish. This is a very good bottle of wine.