I tasted this varietal wine made from
the Dunaj grape at the Wine Fair last year. Dunaj was created in 1958 by
crossing a Muscat Bouchet x Oporto cross with St Laurent, giving an early
ripening and frost resistant grape. After a prolonged period of development, it
was finally officially recognized and released for cultivation in 1997. Named
after the Danube River (Dunaj is the local name) where the grape was initially
bred, Dunaj gives deeply coloured wines with full body and delicate character.
The above sample was a dry version which had a deep ruby tint, with an acid fruity nose incorporating a hint of wood. The palate was soft and mildly woody, but with berries and acid. It was all supported with a good acid backbone. There was also a sweet version made from late harvested grapes, with the sugar levels preserved by cold fermentation arrest. That 2011 example had a more ruby tint, and a sweet stewed plum nose. The palate was sweet and smooth with a touch of berry. This younger sweet wine had more obvious tannins ion its acid backbone.
The above sample was a dry version which had a deep ruby tint, with an acid fruity nose incorporating a hint of wood. The palate was soft and mildly woody, but with berries and acid. It was all supported with a good acid backbone. There was also a sweet version made from late harvested grapes, with the sugar levels preserved by cold fermentation arrest. That 2011 example had a more ruby tint, and a sweet stewed plum nose. The palate was sweet and smooth with a touch of berry. This younger sweet wine had more obvious tannins ion its acid backbone.
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