Villányi Franc & Bordeaux reds
Warm-south structured reds
- Soil
- Hungary's warmest red-wine region, on south-facing limestone slopes near the Croatian border.
- Style
- Ripe, structured reds — increasingly led by Cabernet Franc ('Villányi Franc'), alongside Bordeaux blends and powerful Kékfrankos.
- Top sites
- Cabernet Franc has become Villány's calling card, with its own protected designation.
- Vintages
- 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
- Producers
- Gere AttilaMalatinszkySauska
Tip · Villány is staking its reputation on Cabernet Franc as a regional hero grape.
Value pick
Gere Attila 'Villányi Franc' · ~$28
Ripe, structured, plummy Cabernet Franc from the warm south.
Collector pick
Malatinszky 'Kúria' Cabernet Franc · ~$55 · 2018
Polished, ageworthy single-estate Franc.