{"title":"Gal Tibor","description":"\u003cp\u003eFew Hungarian estates have a better story: Gál Tibor was founded in Eger, in northeastern Hungary, by a winemaker who was also making one of Tuscany's most famous wines, and it is now run by his son.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTibor Gál Sr. grew up in a family with half a hectare of vines and went on to rise from cellar hand to chief winemaker at Ornellaia in Tuscany. In 1993 he came home to Eger and founded his own winery, in partnership with Nicolò Incisa della Rocchetta of Sassicaia and the German importer Burkard Bovensiepen. He was killed in a car accident in South Africa in 2005, while working on a new winery project there. His son, Tibor Gál Jr., now runs the estate, with a stated philosophy inherited from his father: \"The only bad decision is the mediocre.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe family farms around 40 hectares across several Eger sites, including Síkhegy and Pajados, and describes itself as on the way to organic viticulture. The range covers the region's two signature blends, the red Egri Bikavér (Bull's Blood) and the white Egri Csillag (Star of Eger), alongside varietal Kékfrankos and Kadarka. The style is fresh and precise rather than heavy: bright, food-friendly Hungarian wine with a Tuscan-trained sense of polish.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"gal-tibor-egri-csillag-2025-750ml","title":"Gal Tibor, Egri Csillag, 2025","description":"\u003cp\u003eStar of Eger, in a bottle. Egri Csillag is the white answer to the more famous red Egri Bikavér (Bull's Blood) — by regulation a blend of at least four varieties with native grapes forming the majority. Gál Tibor's 2025 weaves Hárslevelű (30%) and Olaszrizling (20%) with Viognier (20%), Szürkebarát, Pinot Blanc, and Tramini, fermented and aged in stainless steel for maximum lift and clarity. The winery was founded in 1993 by the late Tibor Gál Sr. — the Hungarian winemaker who served as chief winemaker at Tuscany's Ornellaia from 1989 to 1998 before returning home to Eger. His son, Tibor Gál Jr., now runs the estate with the same quiet ambition. Fresh, gulpable, dinner-friendly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Palinkerie Fine Hungarian Imports [PAL]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45755223932985,"sku":"NYC-PAL-`114054`-042726-2","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0125\/1518\/0601\/files\/Gal-Tibor-Egri-Csillag-2025-White-Wine-Flatiron-Wines-Spirits-New-York.jpg?v=1777474205"},{"product_id":"gal-tibor-kekfrankos-limited-edition-2018","title":"Gal Tibor, Kekfrankos Limited Edition, 2018","description":"Kékfrankos is the most important grape in Eger, the wine region of northeast Hungary, and this Limited Edition is Gál Tibor's concentrated, complex take on it. If the name is new to you, you probably know the grape as Blaufränkisch. In Hungary it's a native variety, and here it gets the treatment it deserves. The 2018 fermented spontaneously and then aged 12 months, mostly in used Hungarian oak, so the wood shapes the wine without piling on vanilla. The estate's story starts with Tibor Gál Sr., who worked his way up from cellar hand to head winemaker at Ornellaia in Tuscany before bringing that ambition home to Eger. His son Tibor Jr. credits him as the first person in Eger to see the importance of terroir-based viticulture. The family now farms 40 hectares sustainably on the Nagy-Eged hill and the land around it. For Blaufränkisch lovers, or anyone who wants a serious Central European red that's off the usual path, it's well worth trying.","brand":"Palinkerie Fine Hungarian Imports [PAL]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50594852700217,"sku":"NYC-W-PAL-`114018`-092826-11","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0125\/1518\/0601\/files\/Gal-Tibor-Kekfrankos-Limited-Edition-2018-Red-Wine-Flatiron-Wines-Spirits-New-York.jpg?v=1790672450"}],"url":"https:\/\/nyc.flatiron-wines.com\/collections\/gal-tibor.oembed","provider":"Flatiron Wines \u0026 Spirits NYC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}