Wine Spectator 93 points, Vol. 11, No. 39, Insider, Oct. 7, 2015 as well as Daily Pick on Dec. 26, 2015!
“Pungent, with aromas of flowers and spices, this apricot-fl avored late-harvest white is delicate and intense. Th ere’s a plushness to the texture and excellent length on the aftertaste. Bruce Sanderson. $80/375ml, 100 cases made.”
Alc. 6.8%, Residual sugar 207 g/L, Acidity 4.9 g/L, Sugar-free extract 32.6 g/L.
* Harvested in October 2007, in our fi rst class Betsek vineyard.
* “Cold soak” for 24 hours, followed by gentle pressing.
* Completely natural, local wild yeast fermentation without any nutrient addition.
* Barrel fermented and aged in new Hungarian oak barrels (Kádár Hungary, 225L, light toast) for 29 months.
* 3 barrels blended for final assemblage. Fined and filtered using bentonite/paper filter/membrane.
* Hand bottled on March 12, 2010. Cork: Procork natur Extra 45x24 mm.
* 1,304 bottles produced (500 ml bottles, Renana Vin Santo Antique)
* Aged in bottle for 66 months prior to its release in September of 2015
Attila’s words:
“Top quality botrytis on Muscat berries is the rarest beauty of Tokaj, but 2007 o ffered it to us in spades. While part of our gorgeous crop was picked by discriminating thieves ahead of our harvest, what made it into bottle boasts a deep gold hue, with pristine muscat aromatics, a deep profi le loaded with mangoes, papaya, guava - the bounty of the tropics. Softer acidity, with a backdrop of mouthcoating sweetness and a nearly unending finish. A flavor-packed, lush vintage - indeed, one of my favorites.”
Simply gorgeous with Epoisses, blue cheese, lobster, foie gras, dried fruit and creme brulee. Or sip by itself!
