Royal Tokaji – Hungary
| Vintage: | 2016 |
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| Description: | Royal Tokaji was founded in 1990 by well-known author Hugh Johnson and a small group of investors who were inspired to restore and preserve Hungary\u2019s precious wine legacy after the fall of Communism. Tokaji is the world\u2019s original sweet white wine \u2013 the \u201ccult wine\u201d of the 18th and 19th centuries \u2013 and the Tokaj wine region was the first to have classified vineyards. At the end of the 17th century, Prince Rakoczi classified the finest vineyards into: great first growths, first growths, second growths and third growths. Royal Tokaji owns five of those first and second growth vineyards, including one of Hungary\u2019s two great first growths: M\u00e9zes M\u00e1ly. The winery produces a range of exceptional wines from dry to sweet, including several single-vineyard asz\u00fa (botrytis-affected) wines and Essencia, the free-run juice of botrytised \u201craisins.\u201d The wines\u2019 distinct character results from the varied volcanic soils of the classified vineyards, indigenous grapes and yeast, traditional winemaking methods and barrel-aging in the winery\u2019s 13th-century underground cellars. Richness with vibrant acidity is the hallmark of all the Royal Tokaji wines.\r\nThe Tokaji region lies 240 km north-east of Budapest, Hungary, situated in the Zemplen Mountains at the confluence of the Tisza and Bodrog rivers. The mineral-rich volcanic soils present mainly as clay or loess. The majority of Royal Tokaji\u2019s vineyards are in the M\u00e1d commune. These include the 1st growths Szt. Tam\u00e1s, Nyul\u00e1sz\u00f3 and Betsek. M\u00e9zes M\u00e1ly, a great 1st growth, lies within the Tarcal commune.\r\nTokaji enjoys long sunny summers, while dry autumns and the early morning mists, created by the meeting of the two rivers, encourage the development of noble rot on asz\u00fa berries. The Botrytis cinerea makes the berries dry and shrivel, thus concentrating the juices and forming the asz\u00fa berries. All these characteristic elements give the Tokaji azs\u00fa wines their own distinctive character. |
| Price: | $ 54.99 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Available from BASSER’S Fine Wine
| Address: |
6240 Coral Ridge Drive Coral Springs, FL 33076 United States |
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| Telephone (regular): | 954-840-3122 |
First added to 1000 Corks on August 25, 2020.
