Szepsy Tokaji Szent Tamás Furmint 2013
What a tremendous gift to taste the legendary Szepsy wines with István Szepsy Sr., while visiting the Tokaj region last week. The wines are impeccable, as is the case with the Szent Tamás Furmint 2013. Pungent aromas of quince and orange, one might call this wine pretty, were it not for its serious underlying structure. […]
Szepsy Tokaji Aszú 6 Puttonyos 2008
My first Aszú, and what better way to taste it than in the Tokaj with István Szepsy Sr., a 17th generation winemaker. It’s amber colored and viscous with magnetic aromas of marmalade and dried apricot, fleshy quince, burnt caramel, nutmeg and dust. On the the palate, this wine’s considerable gravity, a honeyed elixir with an […]
Szent Tamás Tokaji 86 470 Palack Furmint 2012
Tasted while visiting the producer, the Szent Tamás Tokaji 86 470 Palack Furmint 2012 is as with all wines from this region are mineral-driven and nuanced The ’86’ is a reference to the parcel the Furmint grapes were harvest from, 2286. Truly, the Crus of this region are as complex as one might find in […]
MÁD Tokaj Kesoi Late Harvest 2013
I had the good fortune to have spent time with István Szepsy Jr. while in Tokaji’s Mád village, from which this wine takes its name. This is a late harvest Furmint-Hárslevelű endowed with pungent botrytisized aromas of dried mango, yellow peach, apricot, orange blossom and nougatine, it’s profile on the nose mirrors that of that […]
Royal Tokaji Wine Co. Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos 2008
Royal Tokaji, is only produced in years where botrytis or Noble Rot affects the grapes. What is perhaps even more remarkable is that the grapes are harvested berry by berry, not cluster by cluster. The 2008 5 Puttonyos Aszu is pure sunlight in a glass and offers up hedonistic notes of ripe apricot, quince, clover […]
Füleky Aszú Pallas Tokaji Late Harvest Furmint 2012
The Fuleky Pallas Tokaji 2012 is a modern, late harvest Tokaji whose grapes have not been affected by botrytis (or Noble Rot). While enjoyable, I found myself wanting more complexity from both the nose and palate. It has light floral accents tinged with spiced pear and honey, and a moderate level of acidity and is […]