Gāl Tibor 'Egri Csillag' Eger 2025

Style: Round

Country: Hungary
Region: Eger
Appellation/Sub-Region: Eger

Grapes: Hárslevelű, Olaszrizling, Viognier, Tramini, Szürkebarát, Pinot Blanc

Vineyard/Cellar Practices: Sustainably Grown, Vegan
SO2: Minimal

Where Food Meets Its Match: Drink with high acid dishes to enhance the wine's fruit and liveliness; salty foods will enhance the wine’s body and weight on the palate.

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Gál Tibor is among Hungary’s best known winemaking names, and his eponymous winery is one of the leading wineries in the Eger wine region. He pursued a variety of jobs in wineries throughout Hungary, South Africa, and Italy, eventually working his way up to head winemaker at Ornellaia in Tuscany. He moved home and founded his own winery in 1993, continuing to work as an international wine consultant while working to create wines of his own that could stand up to the best of Burgundy. In 1998 he was named ‘Winemaker of the Year’ by the Hungarian Wine Academy. After his untimely death in South Africa in 2005, his family took over the winery, and the management of the estate’s 40 hectares passed to his son Gál Tibor Jr. Egri csillag, ‘the star of Eger,’ is a traditional field blend of the region’s white grape varietals that serves as an homage to the ancient wayfarers who followed the glittering stars (really the blazing fires of watchmen’s huts) north to Eger. Egri csillag must be composed of at least four varietals, with 50% or more being native grapes. Fresh and fruitful, this bottle is composed of 30% hárslevelü, 20% olaszrizling, 20% viognier, 10% szürkebarát, 10% pinot blanc and 10% tramini. The grapes were hand harvested and lightly crushed, followed by a cold fermentation in stainless steel. Each grape was fermented separately and then blended, with the wine then remaining on its lees for 3 months with gentle battonage.