Lajos Gál Winery

Dr Lajos Gál is a well-known figure in the Eger wine region, as he ran the local research institute for a long time. Meanwhile, he also regularly made memorable Olaszrizling and red blends in his family winery. In recent years, he has focused on their eight-hectare estate. Their vines can be found in the Síkhegy, Nagy-Eged, Ferenc-hegy, Kántor-tag, Tóbérc, Kamra-völgy and Pajados vineyards, but they also purchase grapes from a few more hectares.  They usually ferment their wines in oak, with no cultured yeasted added, and the reds are macerated on their skins for 15-20 days. All their wines are aged in oak until bottling. Wine region: Eger Winemakers: Lajos Gál, Péter Gál Estate size: 8 ha Main vineyards: Síkhegy, Nagy-Eged, Ferenc-hegy, Kántor-tag, Tóbérc, Kamra-völgy, Pajados Main varieties: Olaszrizling, Mézes, Kékfrankos, Kadarka, Cabernet Sauvignon and Franc, Menoire, Winemaking/technology: Generally, their white wines are pressed using modern technology after one night of skin maceration, the must is carefully clarified and then fermented in oak with no added cultured yeasts. The red wines are macerated and fermented in 10-hl vats with manual punching down, or in 40-50-hl French oak vats with pumping over for about 15-20 days. All their wines are aged in oak until bottling.