THE BOOK OF SLOVAK WINES

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ČerníkÚľany nad Žitavou

Village: Úľany nad Žitavou/Černík

Many wine fans think of the Nitra wine region as a producer of simple wines. The times are changing however and recently a small and non-traditional wine-maker

from a picturesque village Úľany nad Žitavou burst onto the scene. We are referring to the Žitavské vinice (Žitava vineyards) winery and their exceptional wines reflecting

the region’s terroir. The winery’s “weapon of choice” is the production of naturally sweet wines, which belong among the best. During the past two years the winery has

also been increasingly focusing on a limited production of dry wines, which excel with their noblesse and longevity. To open a bottle of wine from the Žitavské vinice is not

only a perfect complement to your food but also a symphony for your senses.

ŽiTaVa ViNeyarDS

White Wine

Chardonnay devín

Devín wine, the way it should be! Herbal and spicy aromas, accompanied by fruity tones of vineyard peach and raisins. Fresh taste with candied fruit finish make it an unforgettable wine.

33,– €

Big wine from a big vintage. Butter-like aroma releases pear tones. The taste is pleasantly full and gentle acidity provides the wine with freshness.

33,– €

By maturing on fine yeast sediment, the wine acquired impressive complexity and elegance. The bouquet is intense and full of fruit, the palate is rich and perfectly harmonious. An exceptional product!

33,– €

Pinot Gris

Please, enquire from your waiter about the current offering.

70,– €

dessert Wine

Wonderful honey citrus aroma, elegant taste with apricot jam tones and wonderful herbal finish overlaid with beautifully mature acidity.

33,– €

rhine rieslinG

Attractive, fruity aroma with dominance of pears and exotic lychee together with hints of spices. The taste is complex, juicy and creamy and at the same time with typical varietal features and beautiful acidity.

33,– €

red traminer

red Wine

After maturing for nine months in new barrique casks the wine acquired beautiful and attractive fruit aroma. The taste is not far behind impressing with plum-cedar finish.

33,– €

Full and very concentrated wine. elegant and stylish with rich structure. The taste as well as aroma shows traces of strawberry jam and flowers such as violet, lilac and rose.

33,– €

dunaj Cabernet sauviGnonbarrique

Pinotnoir

This Dunaj is a leading representative of the new Slovak varieties, which are incredibly full and have their irreplaceable place in gastronomy. We recommend to serve this wine to your international guests.

50,– €

Mužla

Village: Mužla

Although the Château Belá winery and the Château Belá hotel are two distinct companies, the winery is located in a castle building and complementing its

splendour. The reason is that the castle comprises also extensive cellars, owned by the Ullmann family during the First republic period. The Winery oenologist Miroslav

Petrech is constantly very busy, so it’s almost impossible to meet him having a rest. The grapes and the wine have been part of his life for the past forty years and the company rivel Mužla (where he is a part-owner) owns around eighty hectares of

vineyards around Belá. To produce the best riesling he uses the best clones of this prime German variety. Treat yourself to a bottle of this wine and enjoy the delight

bestowed upon this wine by Château Belá fans from Tokyo through Paris to New york.

CHÂTEAu BELá

Intoxicating aroma of apricots and dried lime flowers is typical for this famous riesling from Belá. The taste is fuller with good structure and incredibly rich acidity content, supressing the impression of sweetness.

40,– €

Extravagantly massive taste reminiscent of the southern style cabernet, with elegant warmth, blackberries and mulberry. Beautiful and incredibly full representative of the Southern Slovakia region.

33,– €

The wine’s intense aroma is transformed into a balanced and concentrated taste with hints of compote and spices with elegant oak finish provided by French barrique casks.

33,– €

rhine rieslinG

Cabernet sauviGnon

alibernet

White Wine

red Wine

Village: Mužla/Nová Stráž

Today there are very few Slovak winemakers, who are successful and sought after also abroad. One of them is also a small producer from Mužla and an exceptional man Bott Frigyes. Frigyes tohether with his wife Susan love tradition and good wine. Therefore

more than ten years ago they decided to establish their own winery in their own family house and to produce all wines maturing in their own casks and from their own vineyards. They produce traditional varieties, grown in the south of Slovakia for more than 100 years. The uniqueness of Bott Frigyes’s wines makes them much appreciated

offering by Michelin restaurants in Budapest, where they have a firm place on wine cards.

BOTT FriGyeS

Nová Stráž Mužla

As one of the few Rieslings in Slovakia this wine spent some of its maturing time in a new oak cask, acquiring its fullness and robust style. at the same time the wine retained firm acidity and, of course, fruity flavour.

40,– €

This wine’s fullness is provided by the Juhfark variety and the elegant style with pleasant acidity is delivered by the Lipovina variety. This is a cuvee of varieties, which were grown in the south prior to the tragic Phylloxera.

40,– €

rieslinG suPer Granum

White Wine

red WinePlease, enquire from your waiter

about the current offering.

40,– €

Village: Strekov

This winery was founded in 2001 and after several years of effort this small cellar is introducing new trends in traditional wine-making and wine-growing methods. They were the first in Slovakia who started to make wine using the Sur lie method. Today this winery produces the best alibernet in Slovakia. The company is based in a small village of Strekov, known mainly for its location and its grapes, which are purchased

even by the biggest winemaking names in Slovakia. The winery is managed by a charismatic winemaker Zsolt Suto.

STREKOV 1075

Strekov

White Wine

red Wine

The aroma as well as the taste are showing an exemplary balance between fruitiness and spiciness. Captivating fruity tones are accompanied by typical Strekov earthiness. A classic Strekov Blaufränkisch.

40,– €

Expansive, almost creamy texture of the wine is enhanced by exemplary minerality, typical for Strekov wines and rich acidity structure. in the foreground is the wine’s fullness, which almost obscures its varietal character.

33,– €

Chardonnay

a rich, full and fiery wine made from over-ripe grapes, containing traces of noble botrytis with spicy, even honey aftertaste. after leaving the bottle opened for a while, the taste will reveal tones of raisin and oriental spices.

33,– €

devín

alibernet blaufränkisCh

The bouquet is carried by well pronounced fruity tones dominated by black berry fruits. The taste mirrors aroma sensations, it is clear, full of jam touches with pleasant spicy and herb tones.

50,– €

This wine matured in old oak casks. It was made using traditional method without using selected yeast, enzymes or other additives. The wine was produced from non-pressed grapes.

33,– €

Grüner veltliner

Village: Veľký Krtíš

Would you like to try something different? Something close to the nature? Well, then don’t hesitate and transfer yourself to the world of wine Domin & Kušický, who are known in Slovakia for being the first to be awarded the organic wine certificate. This small family winery from Veľký Krtíš advocates the traditional wine growing

and winemaking approach. as the most important factor they determined the organic wine growing, which is more demanding but the end result is in a class of its

own. They planted traditional varieties and focused on the best vineyards around. These wines are an ideal partner for the hospitality industry and therefore they must

not be missing in our offering.

DOMIN & KuŠICKÝNATuRAL ALIMENTáRIA

Veľký Krtíš

Gentle bread tones with traces of dried fruit. Here we have an exclusive wine with harmonising acidity and slight bitterness in an optimal balance with the sugar.

25,– €

Incredibly full Pinot with harmonious bouquet of candied berry fruit, violets and fine spices. its firm but elegant flavour can compete even with the native red wines from Burgundy.

25,– €

a non-filtered Cabernet from an old vineyard. The variety’s fullness and robustness has translated beautifully to the aroma of currant and chocolate and a long and yet balanced finish.

25,– €

Pinot blanC bio

Pinot noir bio

Cabernet sauviGnon biobarrique

red Wine

White Wine

Village: Levice/Tekov

A small winery producing around 9,000 litres annually was established in 2009 and focusing on production of quality wines with Prädikat and character. Main grape varieties grown are the traditional Welsh riesling, Fetasca regala or Pinot Noir. The winery’s philosophy is to maximise the potential of grapes harvested in the

vineyards around Tekov. Let the nature and the time speak, since to be a witness of the process is much more than to be the imaginary director.

MARVLA TINDO

Levice

White Wine

Incredible and yet such a very Slovak riesling. aroma of lime flower tea with hints of “petrol”. The taste is firm and yet it has crispiness delivered by good acidity. As the wine spent some time in the cask it acquired an overall elegant appearance.

25,– €

Blanc de Noir is essentially a rarity in Slovakia. it is a wine from red grape variety made by application of white wine making method without skin contact. Hence the interesting aroma of sweet fruit and full and elegant finish. you have to try it!

33,– €

This “Welshman” from the Žemberovce vineyards is an excellent example of a combination of the soil, climate, grape variety and the wine-maker in other words, the terroir. The aroma is firm and contains the right amount of minerals and good acidity in the finish.

25,– €

Welsh rieslinG

rhine rieslinG

Pinot noirblanC de noir

Again one of the most beautiful examples of Pinot Noir in Slovakia. During maturing the wine spent some time in a new Slovak oak cask, acquiring a robust and elegant style. Don’t worry, the wine also offers quite a variety of traces of various forest berries.

33,– €

Pinot noir

The aroma ranges from sweet fruity tones through to dark chords of chocolate and spices. The palate is not far behind, even to the contrary, it is nicely rounded and asking for a partner in the form of a good dish of Slovak game.

33,– €

dornfelder

red Wine

Village: Trnava

The company VÍNO MRVA & STANKO was founded in 1997 with initial goal of making high quality wines from the best winegrowing areas across Slovakia. The winery is the brainchild of two friends – respected oenologist Vladimír Mrva and creative marketing manager Peter Stanko. Combination of these two particular

constants produced probably the most successful winery in the history of modern Slovakia. For many year now they’ve been producing wines originating from the

best locations in our country. Today they operate one of the most modern cellars in Central europe and became owners of traditional vineyards with great history.

MRVA & STANKO

Trnava

The aroma comprises peanuts and honeycomb. The wine’s taste is noble with delicate hints of fruit, intertwined by fresh acidity and convincing, and long and fruity finish.

40,– €

The colour of this wine is green with yellow hues with attractive aroma, in particular lime flowers, ripe apple and acacia honey, enriched by mild honey spiciness. The wine’s palate has a firm fruity structure.

40,– €

Expressive aroma of lychee and rock melon transforms into peach and banana tones. The wine’s taste is rich with honey and fruit, in particular the ripe apricot.

40,– €

unsurpassed expressive aroma of spices and citrus fruits. The taste offers hints of honey and fruit with delicious fruity acidity, interesting spicy tones and a pleasant sweetish aftertaste.

40,– €

Chardonnay rhine rieslinG

Pinot Gris red traminer

White Wine

White Wine rose

A wine with expressive taste impression with dominant tones of gooseberry, nettle extract and grapefruit pulp, accompanied by tempting acidity and balanced, gently spicy finish.

40,– €

A wine of sparkling rose colour, having expressively fruity aroma, especially forest strawberries and raspberries. The wine’s palate is juicy and fruity with currant and nettle lining.

40,– €

sauviGnon CabernetsauviGnonrose

This wine’s taste has a noble and deep structure, with hints of dark berry fruits, delicious spiciness with beautiful fruit and cognac tones and rich structure, supported by acidity and tannins.

60,– €

Elegant and structured wine of the noble Pinot Noir variety. The aroma is full and with hints of cherries and violets with a trace of spices. The taste is unusually fresh and again fruity. an ideal accompaniment to a suckling pig.

40,– €

Cabernet sauviGnon

The deep and structured aroma of cherries and plums is combined with an interesting spicy and cinnamon sensation. The wine’s taste is juicy and fruity, with major tones delivered by stone fruit and cinnamon, supported by harmonious and gentle acidity.

40,– €

blaufränkisCh

Pinot noir

red Wine

Village: Šenkvice

Karpatská perla is a successful, sophisticated company, with very reliable products. Since it has been founded in 1991the quality wines have earned it a well-deserved

place among the top producers. They were able to maintain this position thanks to exceptional wines and an excellent price/quality ratio. The winery is owned by the Šebo husband and wife team, who are the descendants of old wine-making families

from Modra and Šenkvice. The unique character of their wines is produced in vineyards located in Suchý vrch and Noviny, which belong among the best locations in Slovakia. One of their most recent successes is the Winery of the year 2012 award.

KARPATSKá PERLA

Šenkvice

The aroma is brimming with lime honey, elderberry and pelargonium flower. The full and juicy palate combines the spiciness with honey-like sweetness, as well as grapefruit and over-ripe mandarin tones.

25,– €

The aroma combines tropical fruit, lime and honeycomb. The wine has a full body and ageing potential. ideal for serving with asian cuisine.

25,– €

Intense aroma of lime tree flower and honeycomb. apart from refined sweetness the balanced and harmonious palate also produces acacia honey and lime tee tones and a hint of tropical fruit.

25,– €

devín

This wine from the Grefty hide has a sparkling green-yellowish colour and fresh fruity aroma of garden fruit reminiscent of green apple and pear. The elegant palate has a distinct citrus tones.

25,– €

PinotblanC

rhine rieslinG

aurélius

White Wine

red Wine

The aroma comprises dark berry fruit and cherries and blackberries in particular. The dark chocolate bouquet and firm tannin structure complete its fullness. This wine matured for 12 months in a large oak cask.

25,– €

alibernet blaufränkisCh

Pinot noir

This wine has an inky violet colour, beautifully matured bouquet and an exceptional palate. Blueberries, blackberries, as well as a poppy-seed strudel backed by a robust but perfectly smooth body.

33,– €

The bouquet is fruity and spicy with cinnamon, red berry fruits, dried plum and dark chocolate tones. On the palate it is a well-balanced, harmonious and spicy wine. The wine matured for 8 tears in barrique casks.

25,– €

Village: Pezinok

When in 1995 they started their business on six hectares of vineyards their focus was on quality and as a result of almost non-existent offering of quality Slovak wines at the time the company quite rapidly managed to build a name for itself. Currently they cultivate around 35 hectares, with more than half owned by the winemaker and employing 17 people. The casks are stored in rented premises of the parish cellars in the centre of Pezinok. Pavelka’s claim to fame is to be the first in Slovakia to produce

a red cuvée, maturing in oak casks, which to this day carries the name Paves.

PaVeLKa & SyN

Pezinok

White Wine

This wine will impress you with an unforgettable aroma of berry fruits and fullness, which it acquired during maturing in barrique casks. When this wine was produced in 1997 for the first time, it was the first of its type in Slovakia.

33,– €

A Cabernet with expressive taste of cherries, dried fruit, plums and other small fruits. after longer breathing in the glass this wine is ready for battle even with wines from the New World.

25,– €

The wine’s colour is very fine with golden hues. The bouquet offers aromas of lime flower, ripe grapes and the palate is expressive and full. Typical representative of this most famous white grape variety.

25,– €

rhine rieslinG

This variety was harvested using reduced collection from an old hide called Tále. The wine has a pleasant yellow-gold colour with herbal even vanilla bouquet and full and velvet palate.

25,– €

Pinot blanC

alibernet Cabernet sauviGnon

Paves Cuvée

unsurpassed dark violet colour of the wine, which belongs among the most robust varieties in Slovakia. This is complemented by a full bouquet of poppy seeds, currants and a dark chocolate. The aroma is heavy, however the tannins are nicely smooth.

25,– €

Sensational fresh and slightly aromatic wine. In majority of attributes it evokes Pinot Blanc. The wine is more harmonious with an intensity of aromatic substances.

25,– €

Chardonnay

red Wine

Village: Pezinok

Today one of the most successful wine brands on the domestic market. The winery was founded in 2006 by roman Janoušek, who is today in charge of the whole

operation. What is interesting that for such a short period of existence the winery amassed around 600 awards in Slovakia and abroad. This winemaker specialises in

producing full-bodied red wines, using grapes grown in south of Slovakia. We can highly recommend a visit to this dynamic, small winery.

JANOuŠEK

Pezinok

The clean aroma displays mainly butter pears, decently complemented by an elegant bouquet of lime flower, gently immersed in honey made of meadow flowers. The taste is predominantly fruit and honey with the wine’s “petrol” profile.

25,– €

The aroma comprises layers of black spice, dark chocolate and forest berries. On the palate the wine is juicy, full of blueberries and mouth-watering raspberries and omnipresent dark chocolate.

25,– €

The bouquet is a friendly exchange between blackberries and blueberries. The harmony of the aroma is rounded off by dark chocolate with dazzling aroma of spring violets. The massive taste is beautifully complemented by black currants.

25,– €

rhine rieslinG

Bouquet of bananas in chocolate and pear compote. On the palate it has a fresh fruity body with tropical touch and a gentle dash of orange zest. Try it with roasted poultry.

25,– €

Pinot Gris

blaufränkisCh CabernetsauviGnon

White Wine

red Wine

Village: Pezinok

One of the oldest family wineries in Slovakia, producing high quality wines since 1989. Their flagship product is alibernet for its full body and fruity bouquet. Today the winery is managed by the second generation of Košťál family and you will find

their wines in the best restaurants across the country. They earned their latest award in 2013 at the biggest world wine competition AWC Vienna, where they won 3 gold

medals, which was more than any other Slovak winery.

VINKOVA

Pezinok

White Wine

red Wine

This wine has a crimson colour with rich and compact bouquet. The palate is full-bodied and fresh with berry fruits and hints of bitter chocolate in the foreground.

25,– €

This is a gentle, harmonious wine with expressive palate. The texture is smooth and style elegant. already at the first sight you will be dazzled by an intensive pomegranate colour and full fruity-spicy finish.

25,– €

A pleasant fresh palate and tones evoking limes are complemented by flower and fruit aromas. The palate is spicier, full-bodied with an extractive, expressive fruit in the foreground.

20,– €

Chardonnay

alibernet st. laurent blaufränkisCh

High quality, extractive and harmonious wine with cabernet bouquet and a pleasant non-bitter palate showing chocolate and black currant tones.

33,– €

This Rhine Riesling has a very pleasant, full-bodied flavour with typical varietal character, higher acidity content and gentle bouquet. its fruity palate is an ideal companion for Slovak dishes.

20,– €

rhine rieslinG

Village: Modra/Dubová

Impressive and ultra-modern winery, established at the site of former apple orchards near Modra. elesko, bearing the name of former fortification in the Carpathian

Mountains, defending against invaders, claims today to be one of the most modern wineries in europe. The winery was founded in 2008 and immediately started producing only the highest quality wines. The whole project was focusing on

the domestic varieties, such as Pinot Gris, rhine riesling, Dunaj, alibernet and many other. The winery’s multi-purpose complex also houses

a premium restaurant, which belongs among the best establishments in Slovakia.

ELESKO

ModraDubová

The wine’s colour is fresh with hues of straw yellow and pronounced lining. The bouquet has traces of tropical fruit with apple compote in the background. The wine’s palate is juicy and ideal for a hot summer’s day drink.

25,– €

Sparkly greenish colour with yellow hues. Herbal tones of the bouquet are complemented by aroma of vineyard peach and white spice. The wine’s palate is juicy with peach, gooseberry and elderberry syrup tones in the foreground.

25,– €

The palate shows pleasant and lively acidity, joined by ripe green apple and fresh grapes. The finish is longer. We recommend to serve with pasta.

25,– €

Chardonnay

The bouquet is pleasantly fruity with hints of nectarine, rock melon and exotic fruit. The wine’s palate is fruity and juicy with ripe pear, apricot and tropical fruit tones in the foreground underscored with spicy finish.

25,– €

PinotGris

sauviGnonblanC

rhine rieslinG

White Wine

Intense straw yellow colour of the wine. The bouquet is fuller with pleasant traces of ripe peaches and yellow fruit underlined by herbal tones. The wine has a fruity palate with crisp acidity and long finish.

25,– €

liPovina

Delightful and sparkling yellow-green colour of the wine. The bouquet comprises traces of flowers in bloom and ripe peach in the background. The wine’s palate is accompanied by hints of tropical fruit with juicy acidity and spicy finish.

25,– €

Pálava

White Wine

rose

Please, enquire from your waiter about the current offering.

25,– €

The first thing you notice is the wine’s opaque, ruby red colour. The bouquet is made up of mainly black forest berries, poppy seeds with a hint of smoke acquired by ageing in an oak cask. The wine has a robust palate with mature tannins and a long blackberry finish.

25,– €

This wine has an intense aroma with hints of ripe black cherries and blackberries, augmented by a delicious traces of dark chocolate. The palate comprises traces of black cherries in chocolate and sweet wood, acquired by ageing in oak casks.

25,– €

alibernet

Nicely developed aroma offers tones of berries and plums with a hint of vanilla and toast acquired by ageing in barrique casks. The wine has a complex palate with long, caramel finish.

25,– €

Petit merle

dunaj

red Wine

Village: Veľká Tŕňa

This company was founded in 1990 in Veľká Tŕňa. Today the husband and wife team Ostrožovič produce wines from the driest varietals, through cabinet wines from Tokaj and non-Tokaj regions to the highest quality 3- to 6- Puttonyos selections.

These are not just excellent wines, this is a medicine, simply “universalis vera medecina”! From the beginning of its existence it has ranked among the best

prospering wineries in Slovakia. Don’t hesitate and treat yourself to some of the Puttonyon selections with your dessert.

J&J OSTrOŽOViČ TOKaJ

Veľká Tŕňa

Typical bread aromas in the bouquet underscored by dried fruit tones, rich minerals on the palate and ageing potential, which lasts beyond decades.

25,– €

This wine prides itself with having a rare golden-yellow amber appearance, with seductive aroma of sweet bread tones with a layer of dried figs, raisins and vanilla bean, dipped in lime honey.

33,– €

tokay seleCtion 3-Puttonyos

tokay seleCtion5- Puttonyos

tokay seleCtion 4-Puttonyos

tokay seleCtion6- Puttonyos

Amber brown hue of the wine and rich “regal” bouquet of the distinct Tokay bread tones. The palate is dominated by tones of overripe raisins, botrytis, dried tropical fruits and fruity mineral taste.

30,– €

This is a rare wine, made only in exceptional years from hand-harvested grapes, called cibeb. it has an unsurpassed bouquet of mountain honey and raisins with a smooth caramel finish. The best from our side of Tokay.

50,– €

dessert Wine White

Maturing in bottles results in typical yeast-biscuit bouquet with fruity crispness and honey finish. This sparkling wine is suitable as an aperitif and it is also an excellent accompaniment to various cheeses or lighter poultry and fish dishes.

33,– €

Expressive yellow colour of the sparkling wine with attractive bubbles. The bouquet’s opening impression is reminiscent of flower in bloom with a mature trace of exotic fruit and biscuit. The balanced palate offers hints of yellow fruit and a long toast finish.

33,– €

haCaj sekt brutmethode tradiCional

elesko blanC de blanCs brutmethode tradiCional

mrva & stankoGrand Cuvée brutmethode tradiCional

elesko yeloW musCat tokaj demi seCmethode tradiCional

Fresh light green colour with charming and at the same time unassuming fruity and flowery citrus and dried alpine flowers aroma. The wine’s bouquet is fruity with an all-round structure and long finish.

40,– €

Intense yellow colour of this sparkling wine with pleasant effervescence. The bouquet has traces of ripe grapes and peach combined with Muscat tones. The palate is juicy with fruit and spicy tones with persistent Muscat finish.

33,– €

White Wine

hubert l´oriGinal brut

hubert l´oriGinal demi seC

hubertde luxe

Long-lasting gently bubbles and a gentle biscuit bouquet, reminiscent of France. its characteristics make this wine a suitable accompaniment also as an aperitif with various types of fish and poultry, as well as entrees and vegetable salads.

15,– €

Fermentation in bottles and quality Burgundy style variety wines make this sparkling wine an exceptional choice. Gentle, long-lasting bubbles with unique bouquet is an excellent choice for every occasion. it is suitable in combination with fruit dessert.

15,– €

Aromatic white sparkling wine produced using the “asti” method. The cuvee comprises white grape varieties Oliver, Muscat Ottonel and Moravian Muscat. rich bubbles, fresh yellow colour, expressive Muscat bouquet and persistent, pleasing, sweet taste.

15,– €

This wine has an elegant and crispy colour with hues of pink salmon. The bouquet is pleasant and fruity with forest strawberry and raspberry tones accompanied by crisp acidity and fine biscuit aftertaste.

33,– €

ElEsko Pinot noir rosémEthodE tradicional

mrva & stankoGrand cuvéE rosé BrutmEthodE tradicional

Gentle bubbles and salmon colour with hues of old pink. Intense aroma with traces of butter and raspberries with hints of figs. The palate surprises with juicy acidity and elegant biscuit finish.

40,– €

rosE winE