Tokaji Aszú 6-butt Puklus Winery
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1993
500 ml
White
Still Wine
Hungary, Tokaj-Hegyalja
Others
13 %
51+ g/l
Tokaji Aszú is truly one of the greatest natural dessert wines of the world. It is as though the autumn colours of the grape leaves lingered on in the wine. Every single shade is there. From the light golden-yellow color of the new Aszú, the brownish old gold of the mature Aszú to the reddish-brown color of the vintage Aszú. However it is not only the wine's color to admire. But also its oily- movement so typical of full bodied wines. The drops of Aszú gently slipping down the side of the glass hold out the promise of great things to come. It is almost impossible to distinguish Aszú's bouquet from its aroma. For the combination of the two in this wine is so unique that the merest whiff is enough to kindle our sense of taste. Perhaps ecstatic descriptions such as these should be followed by a simpler. more mundane description. A young Aszú is dominated by flavours reminiscent of raisins, which come from the Aszú berries shriveled by the noble rot. The complex aroma and bouquet of honey and grape flower dominate. Maturation produces the characteristic earthy and bready flavour, which, depending on the vintage and the part of the vineyard the grapes come from, are complemented by the taste of almonds, chocolate or Saint John's bread.
