Oremus Tokaji by Vega Sicilia
| Vintage: | 2018 |
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| Description: | Tasting Notes\r\nGloriously refined. Bright, fresh attack with notes of lime and stone minerality. Limpid, pure, saline. Altogether an original. Furmint at its most precise, with clear Burgundian character. A ripe and juicy note of Jonagold apple is layered with hints of beeswax, chive blossom and almond skin in this well-cut, medium-bodied white, which is lightly chalky in texture, with a saline-laced finish.\r\nDecantor 92 Points\r\nWine Spectator 90 Points \r\n#92 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2020\r\nAbout Mandolas by Vegas Sicilia\r\nMandol\u00e1s is a surprising wine. Its essence is young, ground-breaking, revolutionary and not frightened to explore. and is able to enrich the winemaking tradition of a region as distinguished as Tokaji.\r\nA different wine that has managed to break from the past, giving impetus to Tokaj's new present, where dry white wines, led by Mandol\u00e1s, are proving to be ground-breaking.\r\n\r\n\r\nThis wine's name comes from the old way of referring to the vineyard from where it comes. Mandol\u00e1s is one of the Oremus vineyards and it is only planted with Furmint, the noblest variety of the region.\r\nDuring the weeks leading up to the harvest, the state of ripening of the grape is systematically checked and the golden yellow, health and ripe bunches are picked.\r\nA must with great density is obtained using a delicate and gentle pressing. Fermentation is in new wood barrels, which are carefully prepared, and takes between 8 and 12 days. |
| Price: | $ 24.99 |
| 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 January 13, 2022.
