2016 | Tokaj-Oremus | Tokaji Aszu 3 Puttonyos (Half Litre)

Sweet Wine: 2016 | Tokaj-Oremus | Tokaji Aszu 3 Puttonyos (Half Litre)

Fine and creamy, with a mouthwatering spine of acidity that carries flavors of apricot tart, tangerine and butterscotch underscored by a tangy streak of salinity.

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Producer: Tokaj-Oremus

Ratings: JS | 92

Vintage: 2016

Size: 500ml

ABV: 12%

Varietal: Tokaji Blend

Country/Region: Hungary, Tokaj

Fine and creamy, with a mouthwatering spine of acidity that carries flavors of apricot tart, tangerine and butterscotch underscored by a tangy streak of salinity.

Reviews:

• James Suckling: Fine and creamy, with a mouthwatering spine of acidity that carries flavors of apricot tart, tangerine and butterscotch underscored by a tangy streak of salinity. Furmint, Hrslevel, Zta and Srga Muskotly.

Producer Information

Tokaj-Oremus is a historic wine producer, located in the Tokaj region of northeast Hungary. The estate makes a range of the region’s famous botrytized Tokaji wines, with sweetness levels ranging from three to six puttonyos. The history of Oremus dates back to the 1620s. Remarkably, the Oremus vineyard is credited with producing grapes for the first Tokaji Asz ever made. Legend has it that in 1650, fearing an attack by the Turks, harvest was postponed for two months. Grapes were able to dehydrated on the vine and eventually produced an exceptional, intensely sweet wine. In 1993, the Alvarez family, owners of Spain’s iconic Vega Sicilia, purchased the estate and founded Tokaj-Oremus Viedos y Bodegas. The winery, located in Tolcsva, has 13th Century underground cellars where naturally sweet Tokaji wines are stored and aged. Oremus has 33 hectares (81 acres) of vineyard land, planted primarily to Furmint with smaller amounts of Hrslevel, Srga Muskotly, Zta, Kvrszolo, and Gohr. The vineyards have a continental climate and the nearby confluence of two rivers provides the ideal conditions at harvest that make it possible for grapes to be affected by botrytis. Oremus’ late harvest wine is mostly made from overripe grapes whereas the Asz wine is made from botrytized berries which are selected one by one in tries. The winemaking process at Tokaj-Oremus is the same winemaking formula that has been used in the region for hundreds of years. The botrytized dessert wines, the Asz and Eszencia, require a slow fermentation process and years of aging in small barrels in Oremus’ ancient underground cellars before release. Tokaj-Oremus also produces a single dry wine from Furmint called Mandols.