They firmly believe the village of mad in the remote tokaj region of hungary is one of the great wine producing areas of the world. Furmint is a white grape best known in the tokaj region of hungary. Producer royal tokaji vintage 2014 type still colour white country hungary region tokaj sweetness dry closure screwcap alcohol. The royal tokaji wine company based in hungary, award winning winemakers producing wines from their first growth vineyards at their wineries. White wine tokay unusual white wine tokaji hungary. In this wine furmint has been blended with the equally weird and wonderful harslevelu and yellow muscat grape varieties. Like oremus, royal tokaji also produces a dry white from furmint, this one overflowing with lime zest, olive tapenade and mint flavors, followed. The varietys biting acidity gives wines legendary longevity and, when blended with harslevelu and muscat blanc a petits grains, furmint can produce some of the most complex and longestliving wines in. The royal tokaji portfolio includes dry white furmint, late harvest.
Furmintusa unites exceptional hungarian wineries and markets their furmints in the usa. Founded in 1989 the royal tokaji wine company is the acknowledged leader of the renaissance of this legendary hungarian wine. The barrel components gently round out the wine which remains fresh and has a long finish. Barrel samples with the royal tokaji wine company photo courtesy royal tokaji wine company. Snoother wine from tokaj is most definitely not red. Tasting category late harvest blended white furmint dominated tokaji. In the mouth, it is well balanced with flavors of peach, lemon zest and fresh apricot, and it has a crisp. Royal tokaji mezes maly furmint dry simply wines direct.
It is complex, elegant and balanced, exhibiting plenty of fruit on the nose and palate. Most are sweet, some intensely so, yet this version is bone dry and ranks alongside chablis as one of the defining styles of europe. The reason thats got a buttery taste is mostly because of the barrels. Furmintusa promotes dry furmint wines from the tokaj wine region. If i had to take a punt on what white wine were going to be talking. Furmint is one of the key white grapes used in making the worldfamous botrytized dessert wines of tokaji. Shop 2011 royal tokaji furmint 750ml and more red and white wine, including cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay, merlot, pinot noir, sauvignon blanc and many more at amazons wine store. It is an early budding late ripening variety and and is particularly susceptible to botrytis. Royal tokaji furmint the oddity 750ml this dry white wine from the tokaji wine region is produced 100% from the dominant grape varietal in the tokaji wine region. Tokaji wine, the national treasure of hungary for centuries. The producer describes it as chenin blanc with attitude. This hungarian white is from the same area and grapes as the sweet tokaji but here chateau dereszla produce a delicious dry wine. Tokaji furmint dry mezes maly, plus professional notes, label images, wine details, and recommendations on when to drink.
Furmint ranges in color from pale straw to light amber, with aromas of pineapple, lemon blossom, orange rind, ripe pear. The same ripeness, aromatics and acidity which grace the aszu wines can also, with time and skill, create dry wines equally capable of greatness. Light and fresh on the palate with hints of white peach, the wine is medium sweet with an excellent acid balance, a silky texture and a clean, long, crisp finish. Dry tokaji, chateau dereszla, hungarian white wine. Tokaji is famed for its sweet wines with a history sretching back many centuries. Royal tokaji, the oddity dry tokaji, tokaj, hungary, 2014. A delicious light white with a refreshingly dry finish. Jun 21, 2014 royal tokaji, dry furmint 2011, hungary. This wellpriced furmint has a small proportion of harslevelu in the blend, with hints of mush royal tokaji, dry furmint, tokaji, hungary, 2015 decanter. The fine quality dry tokaji furmint is a relatively new development in the region. Tokaji is hungarys most noble wine, with 400 years of history and royal patronage. The furmint grape is best known for the decadently sweet tokaji dessert wine, though it also produces excellent dry white wines in. About furmint furmint is a white grape best known in the tokaj region of hungary. Royal tokaji dry furmint 2011 from hungary this wine is a pure expression of furmints unique character.
We have received your enquiry and our team will be in touch shortly. It is very dry, pithy, apple core and herby on the nose, the merest hint of something more peachy. The fragrant, savory and spicy, furmint, is the white grape variety principally responsible for the highly desired, historically important and lusciously sweet, elixir called tokaji. Royal tokaji vintage 2016 type still colour white country hungary region tokaj sweetness sweet closure cork alcohol 11. Buy 2003 tokaji essencia, the royal tokaji wine company. At royal tokaji we believe in the regions potential to make dry wines of great character and distinction. Furmint is an early budding, late ripening variety and is particularly susceptible to noble rot. The royal tokaji range includes dry white furmint, late harvest ats cuvee. Stores and prices for royal tokaji dry furmint, tokajhegyalja prices. For centuries the main product of the area was the sweet wine, mainly the botrytised selections. Though dry wine is made here, the regions most famous wines are lusciously sweet, and this is what most.
Royal tokaji 2016 the oddity dry tokaji rating and. Made from the indigenous hungarian white variety that is fast gaining popularity with worldwide wine drinkers, this white starts with an intense aromatic nose of nuts and citrus. Royal tokaji was founded in 1990 by wellknown author hugh johnson and a small group of investors, including ben howkins, who were inspired after the fall of communism to restore and preserve hungarys precious wine legacy. Royal tokaji dry furmint, tokajhegyalja prices, stores. It can also be found in other parts of the country and beyond, including slovenia, croatia under the name sipon. Royal tokaji the oddity dry furmint 2014 6x75cl united.
On the palate, first impression is of a quiet wine, but flavors of lemon, tropical fruit and toast gain momentum. Types of tokaj wine american friends of the tokaj renaissance. White country hungary region tokaj sweetness dry closure cork. Born from a long love affair with furmint and sourced from inexplicably one of the wine worlds best kept secrets, tokaji, we are thrilled to offer our members a white wine of such distinguished character and depth. Apr 06, 2017 an ideal introduction to the variety is royal tokajis dry furmint 2015. Very clean and fresh, the scent of a dewy spring meadow with some mango basis. From the outset, royal tokaji decided to concentrate on producing singlevineyard wines, made from the first growth vineyards of mezes maly, nyulaszo, szt tamas and betsek.
Royal tokaji, late harvest, tokaj, hungary, 2016 decanter. Taste the difference royal tokaji dry furmint 2017, hungary 12. Master of wine, caroline gilby, was spot on when talked about the versatility of furmint, at a recent tasting in central london. Chateau dereszla dry tokaji hungary dry furmint and harslevelu. The wine called tokaji is named after the hungarian region from which it comes. Royal tokaji, betsek dry furmint, tokaji, tokaj, hungary, 2017. The bouquet shows it has charming grape flowers and fruit gooseberrylime with a hint of nuts.
The acid caracter of the furmint is closed with a little creaminess. It shows vivid fruit on the palate with citrus and floral notes. Depending on the vintage this product can be labeled as special release. Taste the difference royal tokaji dry furmint tim atkin master.
It is a joint venture between 63 local growers, led by istvan szepsy, and wine author hugh johnson. Since its establishment in 1989, royal tokaji has thus far produced aszu wine in 17 of its 26year history. Very good quality wines that are just beginning to open up. The final blend consists of half barrelfermented and half tankfermented wine. The szent tamas winery was founded by 2 hungarian businessmen and the son of hungarys most famous and influential producers istevan szepsy. Cofounded in 1990 by wine writer hugh johnson, royal tokaji has quickly become one of the most important wineries in tokaj, producing sweet and dry wines. Somm secretthe sweetest version, tokaji eszencia, contains so much sugar that it has an aging capacity of 200 years. It is complex, elegant and balanced, exhibiting plenty of fruit on the nose. While you wait to hear from us, why not check out these related products that we think you might like. Dry furmint have a few over the past few years and youre correct in that theyve improved. This 100% hungarian dry furmint has aromas of white flowers, peach and ripe apricot. It is an early budding, late ripening variety and is particularly susceptible to noble rot.
Fragrant grape and pear fruit, with the softest suggestion of honeyed sweetness, harmonises with crisp, grapefruit pith acidity and a savoury, almost saline, crushed stone character. The wine regions of tokaji are so ancient that their history dates back to as early as the 17th century. Royal tokajis dedication has led the winery to the growing realization that furmint has the potential to make not only great sweet wines, but also dry wines of. A different wine from royal tokajis dry furmint or vineyard selection it a. More recently the motivations of proud, young hungarian winemakers have brought furmint into a new light as a delicately crisp and dry white. Tokaji, hungary from the high quality native hungarian furmint grape, this dry wine offers fresh acidity and aromas of apple, stone fruit, white flowers and minerals.
The wines are made in the traditional manner, with greater extraction and longer barrelaging in the 600 year old cellars. The royal tokaji furmint dry white wine is produced 100% from the dominant grape varietal in the tokaji wine region. Royal tokaji mad cuvee, named after the town of mad, is essentially a straightforward lateharvest wine made from the grape furmint. Furmint tokaji dry tokaj hungary north hungary 2006 winery. Tokaji wines have been famous for a long time, which has resulted in their name being adopted by other wines. Royal tokaji the oddity furmint is a crisp wine with lovely acidity.
Historically tokaji was a white wine from the region of tokaj in the kingdom of hungary. Great prices, 5 star customer service and prompt delivery. Royal tokaji the oddity furmint, tokajhegyalja, hungary. Its wines are characterised by their high alcohol levels sometimes as much as 14% and their high acidity it is the latter which g. Harvest we harvested in two stages, in mid and late september. Buy royal tokaji the oddity dry furmint 2016 and other fine wines from royal tokaji and hungary at. The varietys biting acidity gives wines legendary longevity and, when blended with harslevelu and muscat blanc a petits grains, furmint can produce some of the most complex and longestliving wines in the world furmint is the dominant grape variety in the tokaj region, where it occupies almost two. This wine is a pure expression of furmints unique character. Royal tokaji, betsek dry furmint, tokaji, tokaj, hungary. Producer royal tokaji vintage 2017 type still colour white country hungary region tokaj appellation tokaji sweetness dry closure cork alcohol. Pajzos tokaji t furmint 2015 details parent category. It can also be found in other parts of the country and beyond, including slovenia, croatia under the name sipon, austria and south africa. Tokaji wine was mentioned as early as 1635 with reference to the sweet dessert aszu botrytised wine.
Hungarian winemaking blends traditions chicago tribune. This 100% hungarian dry furmint has aromas of white flowers, peach and. Furmint is also vinified into a dry wine, which is what we have here. Royal tokaji dry furmint special reserve 2015 laithwaites wine.
Royal tokaji 2015 the oddity dry tokaji rating and. Royal tokaji dry furmint, tokajhegyalja prices, stores, tasting. Royal tokaj produces several exceptional wines, including. Royal tokaji has quickly become one of the most important wineries in tokaj. An ideal introduction to the variety is royal tokajis dry furmint 2015. Royal tokaji s dedication has led the winery to the growing realization that furmint has the potential to make not only great sweet wines, but also dry wines of particular class and charm. The tokaj wine region in hungary is a two hour drive, east and a bit north, from the countrys capital city of budapest. A white wine produced by patricius borhaz kft made from furmint grapes from tokaj, hungary. Author and wine critic hugh johnson cofounded the royal tokaji wine company, which produces the oddity, a dry furmint available in the u. It is an early budding late ripening variety and and is particularly. Furmint is one of the worlds greatest white grapes, although very few people are familiar with it. Royal tokajis first furmint vintage was 2003 which was a decanter magazine best buy. Royal tokaji, dry furmint, tokaji, hungary, 2015 decanter. In this wine furmint has been blended with the equally weird and.
Buy royal tokaji the oddity dry furmint 2016 vinvm. From the outset, they focused on producing singlevineyard wines, made from the first growth vineyards of mezes maly, nyulaszo, st tamas and betsek. The fall of communism allowed the royal tokaji wine company to start in 1989 in mad in the tokaji region. A different wine from royal tokaji s dry furmint or vineyard selection it a.
Royal tokajis first vintage a small, but classic vintage. Furmint is to tokaj what riesling is to germany, or chardonnay is to burgundy, but strangely it has the ability to move with great agility between differing styles, exuding a range of characteristics that are unique and very enjoyable. Henye tokaji furmint has ripe pear, white grapefruit and white pepper spice aromas on the nose. To the north of tokaj is slovakia, east is the ukraine and south is romaniaan area besieged by wars and subject to mongolian influence for centuries before ottoman control, followed by a period of reform that led to the austrohungarian empire, which was dissolved only as. Its made all or mostly from furmint, which is a white grape. Royal tokaji, betsek dry furmint, tokaji, tokaj, 2017. This 100% hungarian dry furmint has aromas of white. A hungarian wine thats making waves food the guardian. Royal tokajis aszu wines are determined vintage by vintage.
We use a feature of your web browser called a cookie to help you get the most out of using our site. Its made from the rare furmint grape, which has the aromatic intensity of viognier and the stony freshness of chenin. Thank you for enquiring about royal tokaji mezes maly dry furmint 2016. Furmint is the key grape variety associated with hungarys most famous vinous export. Furmint is a white hungarian wine grape variety that is most noted widely grown in the tokajhegyalja wine region where it is used to produce singlevarietal dry wines as well as being the principal grape in the better known tokaji dessert wines. Furmint tokaji dry, plus professional notes, label images, wine details, and recommendations on when to drink. Royal tokaji s first vintage was 2003 which was a decanter magazine best buy. Tokaji is the name used to describe wine from the tokaj region in northeastern hungary. The royal tokaji wine company, founded in hungary in 1989, has become one of the most defining wineries in tokaj. This dry white wine from the tokaji wine region is produced 100% from the dominant grape varietal in the tokaji wine region.
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