As the first of Doblo Wine Bar's new Wednesday night tastings, Janus Vineyard from Villany was featured on April 14th. Janus was founded by two childhood friends in 2004. The twelve hectare vineyard somehow was left fallow for the last 70 years so the soil was very good when they began. It produces about 50000 bottles a year. They have a wine festival at the vineyard every August 20th. With a background of a good gypsy band playing American jazz classics, Denes Pecsi-Szabo introduced us to his family's passion, and he also turned out to be a very nice guy to talk to. We tasted 7 of his wines.

• Rose - too dry, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon and 80% Pinot Noir, with a nice hint of rosehips or even dogberry (som)
• Portugueiser 2008 - from the barrel, with a sweet aroma, but table wine quality. Siklós Saint George's Day Wine Competition : gold medal
• Pinot Noir - drinkable but bland and nothing distinctive. Siklós Saint George's Day Wine Competition : gold medal; Hegyközségek Nemzeti Tanácsának - special prize; Tenkes Hegyközség Különdíja: Jancsics Prize
• Cabernet Franc 2008 - 13% alcohol, bottled in December 2009, but will age well for up to the next 20 years. Great chocolate, and especially vanilla fragrance, which unfortunately fades after 10 minutes. Not sure what the retail price is, but it is 1600 huf wholesale.
• Bordo - 15% Cabernet Franc, 15% Merlot, 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, light vanilla fragrance. Good.
• Örömbor 2007 - The vineyard's top wine, 70% Cabernet Franc, 30% Merlot. Nothing special.
• Mezesvirag (Honey Flower) - I had heard good things about this Muscat Lunel-based white wine. They are the only ones growing this variety in Villany, on 1/2 hectare (2000 bottles). Marketed as smelling sweet but tasting dry. The vineyard is very excited about this wine, but I found it nothing special.