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Szentesi Pince

Nadap Etyek-Buda wine district Founded in 1998

Rediscovering ancient Hungarian grape varieties through minimal-intervention winemaking

About the winery

József Szentesi comes from a Swabian family with roots in Budaörs, where his ancestors have cultivated grapes and made wine for generations. In 1998, he returned to his family heritage to recreate wines in the tradition of his forebears. Today, the winery manages 16 hectares with nearly 30 varieties, many of which are ancient Hungarian grapes dating before the phylloxera plague.

Over the past two decades, József and his family (his daughter and grandson) have dedicated themselves to reviving forgotten wines. Following a study visit to Burgundy, they embrace minimal intervention: no chemical treatments in the vineyard, spontaneous fermentation in the cellar, and bottling without filtration or fining. His efforts earned him the Hungarian Winemaker of the Winemakers Award in 2013.

Vineyard area
16 ha
Founded
1998

Grape varieties

CsókaszőlőTihanyi KékKék BajorLaskaHajnos KékVörös DinkaKéknyelűFurmintLisztesFehér GóhérZöld SzilvániPiros BakatorKadarka

Current range

Wines

6 wines
White

Érintés White

Érintés White is among the minimal-intervention white wines produced from the winery's white grape varieties.

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Red

Érintés Red

Érintés Red is a red wine produced from the winery's red grape varieties using traditional Hungarian winemaking methods.

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Red

Csókaszőlő

Csókaszőlő

The winery's first resurrected wine, produced in 2004. The first variety to be aged in barrels, it has performed exceptionally well in many vintages.

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Red

Tihanyi Kék

Tihanyi Kék

A red wine from an ancient Hungarian variety revived after Csókaszőlő. It demonstrates excellent performance across many vintages.

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Red

Vörös Dinka

Vörös Dinka

A red wine created as part of the winery's revival of ancient Hungarian winemaking heritage.

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Red

Kék Bajor

Kék Bajor

A red wine from the Bavarian family of varieties, revived as part of the winery's ancient grape recovery program.

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