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We're gonna talk about easy Drinking Hungarian reds today fresh easy drinking wines So we have a set of wines here from the region of Milan in the south of Hungary So for those of you don't know Milan is is kind of the print one of the premier Red wine regions in Hungary It was actually the first to establish a full Protected designation of origin system in Hungary after the fall of communism known for big bold Barrel-age reds out of Bordeaux varieties and in particular your favorite great Cabinine frunk And we're gonna talk about not those big barrel-age reds, but some simpler reds today Before we get into these wines you talk about what you like about the region so much with those wines that style As we mentioned earlier, even though the line is known to have the big bold Bordeaux style red Actually in the grand scheme of things when you compare it to the rest of the world, it's not really that big and bold They're pretty they're pretty balanced with thinness and all sort of things And I think even the region itself can produce a pretty big diversity of red wine So you have your bigger fuller body wine with tenants You also have a fresher red wines and all the way down to super fresh and oak style So I really appreciate about that because it's a region that can pretty much take you through every day your everyday drinking Yeah, you know, I was just there. I was just there. We've been there several times and I was just there recently I actually find you know, they're trying to make their name on big Okie barrel-age Bordeaux blends Cabinet France actually find the Keck Franco's Seraq Kadarka those kind of ones more enjoyed when we're gonna talk about those today Okay, just as you mentioned like all these great varieties is really cool that for such a region They have so many different varieties. Yes, so I think I really appreciate the Kuwait is the blend from the area Okay. Yeah, I agree 100% located on the south of Hungary on the border with Croatia They're on hills. They're all south facing vineyards But you have the hot air from the hungarian planes coming in and warming the grapes So what happened is hungarian producers in Milan came together and they developed this new brand called ready And what that is is actually this there's 2,500 hectares of grapes planted in Villain and the second most planted variety is Portuguese a grape that's pretty difficult to sell on its own So what we have are fresh simple wines called ready They have to be at least 51% Portuguese or and the rest are permanent grapes more low Cabinet France Vigal Well, thank you. Sorry Keck Franco's Seraq all this kind of stuff and what they do They're trying to aim this at not the serious collector type people But more of the young university people young professionals an option for them to drink in bistros with lunch These wines are these wines are not allowed to be sold in supermarkets to be called ready You ready to get it you're ready to get into some of these That's all it's cool. We have we have we're gonna taste through three today. We have six we tasted through several Let's taste actually first the mocosh This is a producer in Milan here. You want to taste this one first? Let me get you the great the breakdown of this grape actually it's on my phone because I can't remember all these breakdowns 51% Portuguese or 30% Keck Franco's and 10% Zvigal so we're gonna taste through these We're gonna I'm not really gonna score these wines because these wines aren't meant to be super serious wines They're just mean meant to be friendly really enjoyable things. What do you think about the mocosh first to get started? Very crunchy grapefruit on the nose a little bit spicy. It's a little bit foxy to me Which not in a bad way sometimes I think Portuguese it does have a little bit of a foxy nose Sometimes it's not a thought it's really um a corrector that sometimes we find This palette is a little bit crunchy Than other ready wines. Yeah think think when you think when you think of these ready wines. This is kind of It's in a but it's what I expect from a ready wine Crunchy wild berry red fruit Kind of like these herbal notes that Portuguese are this bramble berry type notes Real soft tannins juicy pretty easy to drink wine right food wine and yeah soft tannins Yeah, but I think there's still a little bit of astringency. That's why it's very crunchy on the palette That's actually what you liked about the balk right the balk the balk actually had some tannins, right? Yeah, no just as this has much firmer tannins. Yeah, this is small a little bit of astringency So here's important thing. Would you enjoy drinking this with lunch? I would enjoy it with food. It's not a wine that would have on its own But it's a very enjoyable wine with food. Yeah, this is what they're intended to do. Let's taste the next one here You can go ahead and take this is the vinaigrette hush From vilaan. Now. These are all 2018's fresh fresh easygoing wines. They were just released Let me see the let me get the breakdown for you 66 percent Portuguese are 20 cake francois blau francis 14 percent merlot I feel I thought I thought that we have a lot of a lot more low because my low is what pops out immediately from me Is it plush and plummy? Let me smell it too So for my personal palette, this is more of my my kind of deal. Um, I do get quite a lot of melom Or rather just plum flavors in that It's less crunchy, of course More round on the palette. Yeah Then this one has firmer tannins kind of keeps on the mid palette and then finishes Nicely, that's the thing that was good. This is actually a little bit more Ready usually these wines usually have similar similar profile. This does have a little bit of grip, right? Yeah, maybe Yeah, you know for me, uh, these types these types of reds. I always think of is um kind of like Kind of like more easy drinking table reds from central Italy or melio or mommy or that type of Do you see kind of the comparison? I think I think in every part of the world where they talk about easy drinking wine It's usually just very fruity. I mean the first thing you get is always fruit Sure, you get herbal notes in this but it has to be very primary very crunchy fresh fruit first So this is what we find in all fresh wines over Let's let's get into the last one. This is the oh she got bore Uh pins they said from villan. Let me get the breakdown for you as shireen's drinking this Sorry, all the grapes are so uh, all the blends are so weird. I can't I can't remember all of them They're always different and it's okay. You're not released. This is just technical geeky stuff 60 percent portuguese or 30 percent cake franco's 10 percent cabernet sauvignon So maybe it maybe can be a little bit more structured I've done uh several tastings where I've tasted up to 12 reddies in a row and there are subtle differences Even though there's a there's a time theme. What do you think? Yeah, what what what do I think of your statement? Oh, no this This is closer to the second one but in terms of flavor profile it does have a little bit of greeners in the finish Um, structurally is of course a little bit different. This is rounder where this is Suster Uh, I agree. This actually the cabernet sauvignon has that green. It's got it's a little bit more linear and tight But overall these share a common theme, right? Definitely. I mean when you think about it If you actually score a wine or you just have a Perception of the quality of the wine. I think they're all the same all in the same range Yes, of course, there's a little bit of difference in the flavors because they're wine, right? Yeah, but I I would say that you know, if you like the style of wine, you don't mind having it More most of the time most of them work for you. No, this is a kind of producers don't know This is only the second year that they've released these wines. So they're still not sure about the program What do you think about what they're trying to achieve? You're trying to make fresh easier drinking lower cost And these are wines. What do you think about the wine style? I think it's really a marvel I wish I wish more people would know about this idea and do it as well because I mean ultimately It's good for the producers that they have kept to sell some fresh wine And this is really nice because it's a single end. So, you know every every winery can make a different style and profile And also and also when it's a single end and you will it will be last Straightforward, I mean you get a little spiciness. You get a little bit of greeners and you get a bit of texture I think that's a very good idea and Like you said, I mean it's good to target a younger audience where of course you got sometimes even for us as well We don't really want to drink a super complex structured wine for lunch. It makes things too confusing, right? Yeah, it's nice the last thing since you're a branding person actually a lot of producers told me that Sometimes this was kind of against their philosophy. Some producers were making long Long barrel aged long bottle aged reds. Why would they dilute their brand with a fresh non-aged red? Do you think that there's Absolutely not it's not like they're standing out on their own as an individual to make this style wine It's it's a regional effort and I think regionally they're doing a very good job to brand the wine Okay, so we see this side of the label, right? Everything is ready But you know in the on the back you get to see the different labels of different producers I think I think in fact, it's really good for the winery because they get to do something that is fresher That is more adventurous more experimental and it's a way to show a different profile of them And connect with people on a new audience with this new effort Okay. Yeah, well great. I mean guys check it out. If you're in Hungary, you're only these wines are not really exported You're gonna only find them in bistros. You will not find them in supermarkets. You'll find them in some specialty shops They're meant to be at lunch wines Everybody in Hungary all the regions are trying to do something to differentiate themselves So I would check out ready. I think they're delicious juicy nice red wines that go well with paprika What are you looking at? You want to drink? Oh, yeah, actually, I'm just turning around listening to you But I got distracted. I thought I should turn around and show everybody all the different labels But it's really cool. Oh to show their own brands and stuff like that. Yeah. Anyway, yes. Yeah, it's good paprika I can multitask So guys check it out. 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