Szentbékkálla Balaton Uplands wine district
Vibrant, full-bodied and elegant wines from Badacsony
About the winery
Palkó Zsolt Pincészete explores the distinctive terroir of Badacsony and the Balaton-felvidék region through quality winemaking and viticulture. The winery seeks equilibrium between nature and human craft, where neither overwhelms the other. The vineyard sites' natural qualities and orientation fundamentally determine the character of the wines.
Zsolt leads tasting programs at the winery where visitors discover the stories and unique qualities of individual wines. The minimum group size is 3 people, with groups welcomed up to 20 participants.
Grape varieties
Current range
Cabernet franc
Berry, plum, bay leaf and chocolate notes in the aroma. Rich fruit on the palate, soft tannins and a fine acid backbone characterise it. The wine is not heavy and pleasant to drink glass after glass.
Furmint
Characterized by light golden colour and high extract content. The aroma profile is rich in mineral, basaltic notes with pear, pollen, dried yellow fruits and petrol-like aromas. A terroir-driven Furmint with strong site character and exemplary balance.
Rajnai rizling
A modern, engaging wine from a blend of Balaton-felvidék and Badacsony vineyard sites. The aroma features meadow flowers, misty peach, lime, lemon and elderflower. Juicy on the palate, creamy, with a fine acid-sugar balance and complex flavour notes.
Olaszrizling
The first harvest from a young Köveskála vineyard on the Fekete-hegy with basalt and limestone-rich soil. Light straw-yellow colour, wild flowers from stones, lemon zest, banana and nectarine in the aroma. Delicate and lean on the palate, with taut acid structure and mineral notes.
Kékfrankos
Sour-cherry red colour with cherry, sweet spices, rum and walnut in the aroma. Loosely woven, refreshing on the palate with cherry and raspberry aromas lifted by citrus acidity. Origin: Szentbékkálla – Farkastető.
Wine photos are taken from the winery’s website (palkozsoltpinceszete.hu) and are removed on request.
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