Tasting- "Bulls Blood Egri Bikaver"

Name: Bull's Blood Egri Bikaver

Year: 2020

Region: Hungary

Price: $13





Shop Review: Egri Bikaver is a subtle, full-bodied wine from the Eger hills of Northern Hungary, a wine whose origin goes back to the seventieth century. The wine is matured in oak barrels, stored in the labrynth of tunnels cut into the hills that border the town of Eger. To appreciate EGRI BIKAVER at it's best, open at least one hour before drinking and serve at room temperature.

Wine Folly: Egri Bikavér means “bull’s blood” and, as the name implies, it can be a pretty badass red blend, rich in tannin and spice. Legend claims that the wine gets its name from a famous incident during the Ottoman siege of Eger in 1552, when the Hungarian troops were caught drinking copious amounts of spicy red wine by Turkish onlookers. Seeing the bloodshot eyes, red-stained beards, and fiery temperaments of the wine-drinking Hungarians, the Turkish soldiers rushed back to their captain, insisting that the Hungarians were not to be messed with for they had been drinking the blood of a bull!

My Review: I'm not sure how I feel about this wine. It wasn't bad- it was on the drier side with strong tannins. It was hard for me to get individual flavors out of it(maybe black pepper, reminds me of steak), but it definitely has a unique, interesting flavor. It had a relatively light body

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