Type of wine: Sweet, white
Grape varieties: 50% Furmint, 50% Hárslevelű
Alcohol: 10.5%
Acidity: 11.1 g/L
Residual sugar: 171.1 g/L
Terroir, vineyard: Erdőbénye village, Lőcse and Omlás vineyards
Training system: Cordon
Technology: Manuel harvest berry by berry. The selected botrytised Furmint and Hárslevelű berries were soaked overnight in fermenting Furmint wine. Maturation took place in 2 hl Zemplén oak barrel for 2.5 years.
Quality level: Premium
Serving temperature: 10–12°C
Food pairing: Fat duck or goose liver, pates, blue cheeses and fruit desserts
Retail price in the cellar: 17 990 HUF / 47-48 euro
Awards: Decanter World Wine Award 2014 – Regional Trophy
International Wine Challenge 2014 – silver medal
… and several national awards
Clear, bright amber colour. Intense, incredibly rich nose of its own personality. The palate features all the notes the nose promised: dried fruits, tea, smoke and barrel spices. Sweet like honey but at the same time zesty, vibrant, complex, sleek and gracious.
