Béres Tokaji Aszú 6 puttonyos 2017

The great success of this wine from Decanter World Wine Award is still hot: Béres has won one of the 8 Hungarian Platinum awards with 97 points! And now another great acknowledgment has been gained: Béres Tokaji Aszú 6 puttonyos 2017 received grand gold and has been selected the Best Foreign Wine at the 30th Catad’Or international wine contest of Chile.

“Gloriously rich”

Decanter review of the wine:
“A splurge of confit citrus unlocks kumquat, saffron and curry leaf aromas in tandem. Gloriously rich and rounded with a feverish acidity piercing the decadent sweetness and parading showstopping freshness towards the irresistibly long finish.”
See full Decanter fact sheet here

Fun fact: the same wine won DWWA Platinum last year as well. It is a wine worth stocking, isn’t it?

How was it made?

“Individually handpicked and selected Hárslevelű and Furmint aszú grapes were soaked in clean, fermenting 100% Furmint base wine overnight. The aim of soaking is to enrich the material to be pressed with the alcohol and carbon dioxide produced during the onset of fermentation. This Aszú was aged for 36 months in Szerednye-type, Zemplén oak barrels, then bottled.” This aszú has a massive 171.1 g/L residual sugar, however, it is brilliantly balanced by the 11.1 g/L acidity.
More about this wine

The laziest – and lavishest – food pairing: enjoy by itself

Noble sweet wines have a serious enemy: the diet. And indeed, it contains a significant amount of calories, especially if you pair it with a dessert. The solution is to REPLACE the dessert by Tokaji Aszú, and enjoy it slowly, because you deserve it.

New release by Béres Vineyards

Verjus, the seasoning of wine connoisseurs’ cuisine, is a more and more popular product of Hungarian wineries. As the consumption of alcohol-free drinks increase, verjus, the juice of the green, unripen grapes, can get a new role: it can serve as a subtle and additive-free alternative of de-alcoholised wines in the form of cocktails or simply with soda water.

Picked by hand

Since verjus is all about the acidity, it is logical to make verjus in Tokaj, where grapes naturally retain a high amount of refreshing acidity. Acidity is blessing in Tokaji Aszú wines, where it balances the immense amount of natural sugar, and it is also welcome in verjus, which is used in cuisine as a quality alternative of vinegar.
Béres Vineyards was founded by the son of Dr. József Béres, the internationally renowned inventor of Béres Drops.Their slogan is “Every single drop is Béres”. Verjus is a concentrated substance, thus the slogan is absolutely relevant here.
The Hárslevelű grapes for Béres verjus were picked by hand and pressed gently. The acidity is 28.3 g/L, while the residual sugar is 40 g/L. “The elegant essence of acidity for versatile use from cocktails or other drinks to innovative gastronomical ideas.”
Price on winery webshop: 2542 HUF / approximately 6–7 EUR (0.75 L)
For those living in Budapest, Béres Verjus is available at BOCCA Gourmet Stories MOM Park.

More about Béres Vineyards

Certainly not verjus, but wine is the focus of Béres Vineyards, here is a recent, huge success:

Decanter World Wine Award 2025: Platinum award

The Platinum awarded wine is: Béres 6 puttonyos Tokaji Aszú 2017, Tokaj, 97 points
60% Furmint, 40% Muscat
DWWA review: A captivating interplay of richly concentrated fruit and exuberant white tea aromatics bathed in a joyous sweetness. Very refined and distinctive with a massive lemony energy which pervades the racy acidity and swirls towards the long, volcanic finish.

And another outstanding result:

The highest score in the history of Dr Matthew Horkey YouTube channel