Each Aszú grape is harvested individually, placed in metal baskets. Eszencia is a unique nectar of Aszú grapes pressed by its own free-flowing weight. Unique nectar mentioned in the Hungarian national anthem. In the Middle Ages, it was considered a medicine, drunk before meals as a digestive; maximum one teaspoon a day. This elixir is liquid gold, so pure, ethereal, sensational, explosive on the palate, strangely complex and deliciously sweet.
Food Pairing:
When is the perfect time to drink this elixir; hard to say the optimal time…sometime over the next 250 years…that is…if you have patience. Perfect to drink after or even in place of a dessert but certainly perfect to savor on its own.
Tasting notes:
Amber color. Pure, ethereal and sensational elixir, explosive on the palate with an endless finish. Flavors of pineapple, citrus, lychee, orange blossom and dried apricot. In short: one of the best dessert wines ever made in the world. Deliciously sweet and with a balanced acidity that makes it vibrant and fascinating at all times. The finish is endless and extravagant, extraordinarily refined and superbly balanced by exciting acids.
Data:
Producer: Pannon Tokaj KFT.
Appellation: Tokaj / Tolcsva, Zsadány, Kincsem, Rány
Alcohol content: 2.30º
Bottling: 0.375 lt.
Acidity: 9.49 g/L
Residual sugar: 498.4 g/L
Varieties: 100 % Furmint
Fermentation: Wild yeast
Barrel type: H-Hungarian oak
Aging: 48 months
Serving temperature: 15ºC
Cellaring potential: 100 years or more
Wine type: Sweet
