Before my favorite band The Random Chocolates had their gig at the Mania Pub (Klauzál tér 14) Saturday night, a friend and I went to the Doblo Wine Bar (Dob u. 20) for the special Valentines Day rose wine tasting - thirteen roses, including a champagne. I skipped the champagne because I knew it would be a long night and champagne messes me up and gives me a terrible hangover. We began with the Frittman Kekfrankos Rose. I was nervous with this one, because during our blind tasting of Kekfrankos wines last March, I hated his Kekfrankos which tasted of beef. However, his Rose was nice. The Hilltop Pinot Noir Rose 2008 was ok, good for spritzer. I was excited about the Vesztergombi Pinot Noir Rose 2009 because his Kekfrankos is excellent. However, the Rose was too light. Meszaros, from Szekszard, is a pretty hot vineyard these days, and the Pinot Noir Rose 2009 was nice, with strawberry tones. The Feind Cabernet Sauvignon Rose 2009 was the only real disappointment of the night, and I could not bear to drink it. On the other hand, the Pocz Cabernet Sauvignon Rose 2009 from Balatonlelle was very nice, very fruity, but no aroma I could sense. We only got up to the 8th wine before we had to go to the concert. But, it ended on a high note, with the winner of the night being Ludanyi's Matrai Excellent 2008, with very strong raspberry notes. Strangely, the label does not mention the grape, but the website says it includes Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Kékfrankos.