Soproni Sárga muskotály
Sárga muskotály
Once a defining variety of the Sopron wine region through the late 1800s. Features nectar aromatics, beautiful acidity, and a long, complex finish.
Hegykő Sopron wine district Founded in 1984
Quality in Measure – family winery from the Sopron wine region
About the winery
Horváth Borászat is a family winery in the Sopron wine region, managing nearly three hectares of vineyards. The vineyard plots are located on the banks of Lake Fertő, in the Balfi hills, Virágvölgy valley, and Harkai hills. For four decades, they have followed family tradition and cultivated their passion for viticulture and winemaking.
Since 2011, they have practiced organic cultivation methods. Their vineyards feature traditional Sopron varieties – Furmint and Sárga Muskotály – as well as international cultivars – Merlot, Cabernet franc, Syrah, and Viognier – alongside existing Pinot noir, Kékfrankos, and Cabernet sauvignon. The wine cellar and tasting room host wine tastings for five to thirty people, featuring up to ten wines.
They hold qualifications in viticulture and winemaking engineering and international wine judging. Their wines have won numerous gold medals at regional competitions; in 2011 they received the title "Sopron's Kékfrankos." Their Corvinus cuvée 2017 red wine ranked 60th among Hungary's hundred best wines in the 2021 Winelovers magazine ranking.
Grape varieties
Current range
Sárga muskotály
Once a defining variety of the Sopron wine region through the late 1800s. Features nectar aromatics, beautiful acidity, and a long, complex finish.
Furmint
A favored variety of their ancestors and historically defining the Ruszt-Sopron-Pozsony wine region. Offers pear, white stone fruits, quince, and peach aromatics, developing petrol and peach notes with bottle age. Good acidity and complex structure make it age-worthy.
Viognier
Rich aromatics and flavor profile evoking pear and peach fruits, with vibrant, crisp acidity.
Pinot noir
Produced from dark grapes with rapid processing, rich in floral aromas and fruity flavors, preserving the variety's character and vineyard expression.
Kékfrankos
Produced by traditional methods and aged in oak, ruby red in color, with dark berry fruit aromas, high extract content, rich flavor harmony, and ripe tannins.
Cabernet franc
Characterized by aromas and flavors evoking ripe dark berry fruits. Displays high extract content.
Cabernet franc
Deep color with violet and cherry aromas. Spicy, fruity tannins with full, structured fruity finish.
Syrah
Rich in aromatic and flavor notes, featuring dark fruit characteristics, complex and spicily intriguing.
Syrah
Deep, almost black appearance. Blackberry and cherry aromatics. Full-bodied palate with well-balanced tannins and black pepper spice.
Merlot, Syrah, Cabernet franc
A blend of Merlot, Syrah, and Cabernet franc, offering harmonious, full-bodied character with ripe tannins and fruity notes.
Merlot, Cabernet franc
A blend of Merlot and Cabernet franc, garnet-hued. Aromas and flavors of blue berry fruits, with a spicy finish.
Kékfrankos
Rosé wine typically produced from Kékfrankos grapes.
Hegykő
Special, classical, handcrafted
Hegykő
Tradition and modernity meet in the heart of Sopron, since 1862.
Sopron
Fertőboz
Exciting wines from the southern shore of Lake Fertő
Sopron
Fertőrákos
Sopron family, winemaking tradition, quality and lifestyle