Benjamin Bardos has produced a modern style white wine with concentrated fruit flavours. We drank this wine with mixed fish and it even held its own swilling it down some smoked mackerel. It went down even better with the shell fish and crab. We drank it on an exceptionally warm April day and we were tempted to eat in the garden, however it was starting to get cold at seven thirty pm. This wine would be ideal however on a warm summer evening. It is very refreshing.
The quality of central European wines is steadily improving which can only be good for the the wine industry and the consumer. Hungary is of course famous for its heavier style Bull's Blood which was very popular in the 80's and early 90's but now the styles of both the reds and whites are lighter.
The most renowned of Hungarian wines, however, is Tokaji dessert wine. This wine is luscious and competes favourably with similar styled wines from France and Australia I really recommend that you try it. Slovakia also produces a Tokaji wine which is similar and is also really worth trying if you can obtain it - but of course I am digressing.
Once again varietal labelling is used for this wine. What is wrong with calling it Matra Mountain 2009 white wine? The wine drinker can find out more information from the back of the bottle or even buy a book and read about it. I have tasted many white wines which have a green fruit flavour: it is not unique to Pinot Grigio. Now I am ranting again.
Matra Mountain White from Benjamin Bardos is very good wine and worth every penny;I suppose this is what really matters.
Wine:2009 Matra Mountain – “Pinot Grigio”
Hungary- Benjamin Bardos
Date: 9th April 2011
Appearance: Bright and Clear. A very pale yellow almost watery
Nose:Clean smelling. Youthful. Intense aroma of green fruits
Palate:
Dry, medium plus acidity, medium alcohol, low tannin, light body. Concentrated tastes of apples, spices and green fruit. Apple tart flavour. Medium plus length.
Other observations:Not a complex wine but concentrated green fruit aromas and tastes. Refreshing wine which should be drunk young. Good quality and value for money.
Price: About six pounds a bottle
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