WTN: Konyari 'Loliense' Blanc 2005 -Balatonelle, Hungary

I can honestly say that I'm on a ten or eleven to zero run for kick-ass Hungarian wine. This is wonderful stuff! -Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Olaszrizling. A little modern perhaps, but in the best possible way -clean, lively, mineral, and precise. I'm always looking for another up-and-coming contender to knock New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc face down in the gutter, and I've found another one! Citrusy, limeaidy, kiwi and underlying honeydew melon but much drier -sure, perhaps even a little gooseberry-quite acidic too. Much like a passionate kiss with a fuse-box. There is also a steely and salty mineral quality I like very much. VERY GOOD! I need to buy a Hungarian Flag...
12,5% Alc, $15

Never heard of this producer - not surprising since nothing is written on these wines! Now that Austria seems to be "hip", those of us on a budget must turn to Slovenia and Hungary and pray that no one finds out how nice whites they make! I've recently been drinking quite a bit of Bátaapáti Estate Mőcsényi Zöldveltelini 2004, a really nice and fresh Grüner Veltliner! Can you get that where you are?

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I have never seen it, but will certainly be on the look-out. On a related note, any luck finding Italian GV in Finlandia?

I have never seen it, but will certainly be on the look-out. On a related note, any luck finding Italian GV in Finlandia?

Nope. Not even one that I know of. But at least we have Sdricca di Manzano's decent Ribolla Gialla! Ribolla and GV have some rather similar tones don't they?

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