Sweet Nectar from Hungary

Tokaj up to 98 points

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The wines of the Tokaj region are among the most sought after in the world for lovers of sweet and decadent bottles. Like Sauternes, the wines are made with botrytized grapes. The Aszu wines are made from a paste of botrytized grapes blended with normal grapes. The higher the number of Puttonyos the more paste, with 6 being the highest with equal parts of both grapes.

For the Esszencia the technique is different. It is perhaps the sweetest wine in the world. Winemakers store all of their botrytized grapes in a vat until the end of the harvest season. The grapes release juice into the bottom of the vat, which is collected and fermented. These wines can age for 200 years or more.

We have just a few offerings of these glorious wines, but they are in stock and would make a memorable holiday gift, or be served at your holiday table. Enjoy!

2017 Royal Tokaji Aszu 6 Puttonyos Nyulaszo

$124.89 (500ml) In Stock - Buy Now

97 WE

Amber colored in the glass, this single-vineyard Nyulaszo wine has aromas of jasmine, orange zest and freshly picked apricot. In the mouth there are flavors of orange marmalade, white peach and apricot with a good balance of sweetness and acidity. Jeff Jenssen, Wine Enthusiast

2016 Royal Tokaji Aszu 6 Puttonyos Nyulaszo

$119.89 (500ml) In Stock - Buy Now

97 WE / 97 JS / 95 VM / 17+ JR

Aromas of white flowers, jasmine and orange zest lead the way for flavors of apricot conserves, orange pith and white-peach juice on the palate. This delightful single-vineyard wine from the Nyulaszo vineyard offers a delicate balance of sweetness and acidity, with a persistent finish. --Jeff Jenssen, Wine Enthusiast

A lot of power and substance here, imbued with spices, pomelo skin, dried apricot, pineapple, ginger, saffron and wax. This shows almost salted caramel on the palate, with bright acidity chiseled to the waxy texture. Intense, rich and extremely long. Drink or hold.—James Suckling

2017 Royal Tokaji Aszu 6 Puttonyos Betsek

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97 WE

This amber-colored Tokaj Aszú is made from grapes from the Betsek vineyard. It has heady aromas of intense apricot, acacia and Bartlett pear. There is elegant sweetness and flavors of apricot and canned peach. It is nicely balanced in sweetness and acidity. Jeff Jenssen, Wine Enthusiast

2016 Chateau Pajzos Tokaj Esszencia

$195.00 (375ml) In Stock - Buy Now

98 WS / 96 DE 

Like maple syrup on the palate, this is lush and viscous, with a beautifully expressive beam of honeyed apricot enlivened by rapierlike, mouthwatering acidity that plays off the mouthcoating texture, showing fascinating equilibrium. A lovely range of blood orange pâte de fruit, dried mint, butterscotch and lemon wax is layered with the rich apricot character, all ringing out on the long, long finish. Furmint, Hárslevelü, Muscat and Zéta. Drink now through 2046. 160 cases made.--Alison Napjus, Wine Spectator

Such a gorgeous nose - bitter orange peel marmalade, grapefruit, dried apricots, wild acacia honey and lemon. Such thick gorgeous sweet sherbet lemon fruit flavours alongside maple syrup, quince, gingerbread and subtle floral scents add to the overall complex composition on the palate. The texture is massy and full, so delicious and succulent and fully mouthcoating. Really very generous but so welcome, it's like a big hug, the sweetness is dominant but the acidity is perfect to counteract it. A wonderful expression here. Lifted, complex, perfectly handled and controlled. Joyful with a sense of direction which is not an easy feat when there's so much sugar and only 2% alcohol. Chill and serve in small portions. 600g/L residual sugar. This estate is owned and managed by Jean-Louis and Ronan Laborde of Château Clinet in Pomerol.—Georgina Hindle, Decanter

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