SZT. TAMÁS – 1st GROWTH
TOKAJI ASZÚ 6 PUTTONYOS 2018
In truly exceptional years Royal Tokaji selects the finest berries
from its finest vineyards and carefully produces a few barrels of
Single Vineyard Aszú.
After a cold winter, temperatures rose rapidly in April and May,
stimulating vigorous growth in the vines. Harvest was the earliest in
living memory and probably the earliest ever, providing good
volumes of healthy, ripe grapes with firm acidity and excellent
quality. The warm, dry autumn was more conducive to drying the
grapes than to botrytis, but nevertheless we managed to pick a very
satisfactory amount of fine quality Aszú berries. Overall, a record-
breaking and outstanding vintage, ripe, rich, and balanced.
The excellent Aszú berries with good structure and perfect botrytis
were macerated in fermenting must for two days. After pressing and
finishing fermentation in barrel the wines were filled into Hungarian
oak casks in our extensive, deep underground cellars to mature for
over two years. The final blends were carefully crafted in the spring
of 2021.
Szt. Tamás is a celebrated First Growth vineyard sloping southwest
and overlooking the Royal Tokaji winery in Mád. The soil is rich,
red clay interspersed with indigo and purple volcanic rocks on and
below the surface. Royal Tokaji owns 16 ha of parcels planted with
Furmint vines with an average age of around 30 years.
This wine is typically structured and concentrated with plenty of
fruit and vanilla on the nose, dominated by apricot and marmalade.
A cascade of fruit on the palate followed by pear and peach flavours,
balancing acidity and a very long and complete finish.
Enjoy now or cellar for future enjoyment as the wine matures. Sip
on its own as an aperitif, serve with fruit-based desserts or hard
cheeses, or enjoy this mouth-watering wine on its own instead of a
dessert.
Alcohol: 11 %
Sugar: 199,2 g/l
Acidity: 6,46 g/l
Grape varieties: Furmint
Bottling date: June 2021
