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TWO DECADES
TWO LEGACIES

XO and T20

Brandy XO
Hors d'Age Superior

Heritage. Memory. A new beginning — captured in a bottle.


The story of this exceptional brandy began in 2005, when a fire destroyed one of the buildings at our winery. The roof structure burned down completely. Only one tank in the room remained intact, holding a 2003 Hárslevelű. Standing between loss and rebuilding, we decided not to let the surviving wine go, but to give it a new life: distil it and let time have the final word.

It was placed in three oak barrels and rested quietly for 20 years. Over the decades, the barrels “breathed”, and alcohol and water slowly evaporated — becoming the angels’ share — while the spirit grew deeper, nobler and rounder with every passing month.

 

What enters the bottle today is more than a drink: it is a story the fire tried to stop, but time brought to completion.

    Detail of a premium bottle photograph of Günzer 20-year-old wine brandy
    Bottle of Günzer 20-year-old wine brandy from Villány against an elegant background

TASTING NOTE

Appearance: deep, polished amber with golden flashes and slow, thick legs on the glass.

 

Nose: the first impression brings orange peel, candied apricot and dried flowers — a subtle reference to the Hárslevelű grape. In the background are vanilla and toasted almonds, followed by beeswax, a cigar box, gentle cedar and black tea. With more air, notes of gingerbread spices and dried chamomile emerge.

 

Palate: full, silky and long-flowing. Dried apricot, dates and caramelised apple; the barrel contributes vanilla, cocoa bean and a fine dark-chocolate bitterness. The mid-palate brings walnut shell, toasted hazelnut and cedar, followed by an orange-oil finish.

 

Finish: very long, clean and dryly elegant, with a spicy, tea-like aftertaste and a touch of honeyed floral echo.

    Villány wine brandy aged for 20 years, for gifts and special occasions
    Detail of a Günzer wine-brandy bottle and label, a 20-year-aged spirit from Villány
    Detail of a premium bottle photograph of Günzer 20-year-old grape marc spirit

Törkölypálinka T20
Ördögárok vineyard

The Ördögárok vineyard is one of the winery’s finest sites – a turning point in our story. In 2005, after the first harvest, we set aside the grape marc from the vineyard alongside the young red wines. We did not forget it: we distilled it and placed it in oak barrels. This marked the beginning of the T20 journey.

 

The spirit rested quietly for 20 years. The barrels breathed, alcohol and water slowly evaporated – the angels’ share reached almost half – while the character became more concentrated, rounded and refined. What is bottled today is a silky imprint of the birth of a vineyard.

    20-year-old Günzer grape marc spirit bottle from Villány in an elegant setting

TASTING NOTE

Appearance: deep amber with golden reflections; slow, oily legs on the side of the glass.

 

Aroma: grape skin, white blossom and citrus peel, followed by vanilla, almond and delicate beeswax; with cedar, green walnut and black tea in the background.

 

Palate: silky, dry elegance – dried apricot, apple chips and a gentle orange-peel bitterness; the barrel contributes vanilla, cocoa bean and toasted hazelnut.

 

Finish: long, spicy and tea-like, with a faint honeyed, floral echo.

    Günzer grape marc spirit from Villány with 20 years of ageing, for special occasions
    Detail of a Günzer grape marc spirit bottle and label, 20-year-old spirit from Villány
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