A Hungarian red wine that will blow you away
- concentrated & with dark colour it has a core of dark, almost tarry fruit, elegant red cherry aromas, lively acidity & a tight tannic structure. Egri Bikaver (Bulls Blood of Eger) is Hungarys most famous red wine. It comes from the Eger wine region of northern Hungary. According to legend, the name originates from the Turkish invasion of Eger from around 1552. To motivate & support the small group of Hungarian soldiers during the Siege of Eger castle they were served delicious food & a lot of red wine. Among the Turkish soldiers it was rumored that bulls blood was mixed into the red wine, as otherwise the strength & firm resistance of the town & castle of Eger could not be explained. Finally the enemy gave up.