500 Tokaji Oremus Aszu 6 Puttonyos 500ml 2016

The Tokaji wine region lies 220 km north-east of Budapest at the confluence of the Tisza and Bodrog rivers. The Zemplén Mountains are volcanic, rising in typically sudden cones from the north edge of the Great Plain.

Two rivers, the Bodrog and the Tisza converge at the southern tip of the range where Tokaj Hill rises above the villages of Tokaj and Tarcal. From the Plain come warm summer winds, from the mountains shelter, and from the rivers the rising autumn mists that promote botrytis.

Tokaji was the first wine knowingly to be made from botrytized or, noble rotten grapes. The conditions that cause the rot, the shriveling of the grapes, and the intense concentration of their sugar, acidity and flavor are unique to the Tokaj region.

The Aszú wines undergo ageing in our cellar for a minimum of 2 years.

During this time the wines harmonise and develop complexity. The final blends are selected and the wines are submitted for approval as Tokaji Aszú. The wines are bottled, rested for a few months and released to the world.

After pressing and then fermentation, we aged the aszú wine in our traditional cellar in 300 and 500 litre Zemplén oak barrels for more than 2 years.