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Szemes Pince

Villány Villány wine district Founded in 1995

Restrained, fine, well-bred wines from the heart of Villány

About the winery

Szemes Pincészet has been producing wine since 1995 as a small family winery. Led by József and supported by his family, they produce 35,000–40,000 bottles annually. The winery is located in the heart of Villány, beside the Villány Event Center.

Wine production runs in the family since the 1970s. They currently manage 5.5 hectares of vineyards, mostly in renowned vineyard plots of the Villány wine region: Kopár-dűlő, Remete-dűlő, Jammertal-dűlő, and Csillagvölgy-dűlő. In 2019, technological upgrades doubled their processing capacity and enabled the production of even finer wines.

Vineyard area
5,5 ha
Bottles / year
37 500
Founded
1995

Grape varieties

KékfrankosMerlotCabernet SauvignonCabernet FrancPinot NoirPortugieserIrsai Olivér

Current range

Wines

16 wines
White

Irsai Olivér

Fresh white wine made from this Hungarian grape variety, planted in 2018 in the Csillagvölgy vineyard plot.

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Rosé

Villányi Rosé

Rosé wine made using reductive winemaking.

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Red · 2019

Villányi Kékfrankos Kopár-dűlő

Kékfrankos

A full-bodied and fruity dry red wine with characteristic notes of the Kopár plot. Fermented in closed conditions with submerged cap, then aged for one year in Hungarian oak barrique.

14%
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Villányi Merlot Kopár-dűlő
Red · 2017

Villányi Merlot Kopár-dűlő

Merlot

Merlot fermented in closed conditions with skin contact, aged for six months each in new Hungarian oak barrique and large neutral oak.

14,5%
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Villányi Cabernet Sauvignon Kopár-dűlő
Red

Villányi Cabernet Sauvignon Kopár-dűlő

Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Sauvignon fermented in closed conditions with skin contact, aged for six months each in new Hungarian oak barrique and large neutral oak.

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Villányi Cabernet Franc Kopár-dűlő
Red

Villányi Cabernet Franc Kopár-dűlő

Cabernet Franc

Cabernet Franc fermented in closed conditions with skin contact, aged for six months each in new Hungarian oak barrique and large neutral oak.

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Villányi Dél Cuvée Kopár-dűlő
Red · 2015

Villányi Dél Cuvée Kopár-dűlő

Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Kékfrankos

A traditional cuvée from the Kopár plot, blending individual varietal wines. Aged for one year in Hungarian oak barrique as separate varietals, then blended and aged a minimum of one year in bottle before release.

13,5%
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Red

Villány Franc

Cabernet Franc

Super premium Cabernet Franc wine.

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Wine photos are taken from the winery’s website (szemespince.hu) and are removed on request.

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