2016 Takler Szekszárdi Bikavér

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 87.4 points

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  2/27/2024 - denesdanielsomm Likes this wine: 89 Points

  51% Kékfrankos, 20% Merlot, 13% Cabernet franc, 7% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Kadarka, 4% Syrah. 15 months of ageing 85% in second and third filled, and 15% new 500l. Hungarian and French oak barrels.
  
  Very pale garnet fading to an even paler garnet, brown reflexes(probably due to its age) viscosity is a medium to medium+. No gas or sediment.
  
  A lot of fruits on the nose. Ripe or ripening cherries, black cherries, blackberries, some plum and blueberry. Some amount of cedar, graphite, black pepper and smoke is coming, lovely baking spices, vanilla, hint of dark chocolate and coffee. Tiny amount of wet leaves, forest floor. (Probably due to its age)
  
  The wine is dry, Med body, med to med+ acidity, med alcohol, tannins are med-, very silky after 8years. The palate confirms the aromas picked up on the nose but the fruits are less ripe. The sip is mostly fruity, secondary and tertiary notes are not very pronounced on the palate. (Altough you can definitely taste the oakiness.)
  
  Complexity is a good med to med+, length is a med+, overall a nice experience.
  This is a very teachable moment for me: i disliked the wine when i had the first sip, but i focused on it for a couple minutes and now i really enjoy it.

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  1/30/2022 - asgerG wrote: 87 Points

  D1h. Nice well balanced fruity and spicy red wine with character. Drink now - onwards

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  5/15/2019 - forceberry wrote: 87 Points

  A blend of Kékfrankos (39%), Merlot (30%), Syrah (20%), Kadarka (6%) and Cabernet Franc (5%). 14% alcohol.
  
  Very translucent yet deep black cherry color. Youthful and very fruit-driven nose with straightforward aromas of blueberries, some plummy tones, a little bit of blackberry marmalade and a hint of savory spice. The wine is moderately full-bodied and juicy on the palate with dry flavors of fresh forest fruits, some brambly blackberries, a little bit of sweeter dark plums, light blueberry tones and a hint of chokeberry bitterness. The high alcohol shows through quite a bit. The medium-plus acidity and very gentle tannins don't lend much structure to the wine. The juicy finish is slightly grippy with quite long flavors of blueberries, some plummy tones, a little bit of stemmy greenness and slightly bitter hints of chokeberries and sour cherries.
  
  A tasty, fruity and enjoyably dry little Bikavér that suffers a bit from high alcohol and modest acidity. The overall feel is pleasant and quite drinkable, but the fruit department doesn't feel bold enough to hide that much alcohol and the mouthfeel is a bit too soft and mellow for my taste - this wine could really benefit from brighter acidity and / or more tannic firmness. I guess letting the wine age for a few years might make it drop some of its baby fat, but I doubt it'll benefit from much longer aging, since the wine really doesn't feel like it is built to age. Priced somewhat according to its quality at 4260 HUF (~13€).

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