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SZENT TAMÁS – 1ST GROWTH TOKAJI FURMINT MAGNUM DRY 2015

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.
2015, with generally warm and dry conditions, was a very
good vintage especially for dry, but also for late harvest
wines. Flowering and fruit set took place in perfect
conditions, having warm, dry and sunny conditions,
resulting in fewer bunches than normal. Harvest for our dry
styles was earlier than average, beginning of September
some two weeks sooner than usual and was extended to
early October to maximise the conditions.

SZENT TAMÁS – 1ST GROWTH TOKAJI FURMINT DRY 2018

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.
Summer was hot with temperatures often above 35℃, again accelerating maturation and the grapes ripened and were ready for picking earlier than ever before in the written history of Tokaji. We started the grape harvest for the dry wines in August, an extraordinary three weeks earlier than the previous record, and we picked the last Furmint grapes for dry styles at Szt. Tamás on the 10th of September, a date usually considered early for the start of the harvest for dry wines, let alone the finish.

MÉZES MÁLY – GREAT 1ST GROWTH TOKAJI FURMINT DRY 2018

Mézes Mály is one of just two vineyards classified as a Great First Growth. Its volcanic bedrock is overlaid with deep loess soil, giving elegance, finesse and floral notes to its wines. Royal Tokaji owns 11 of its 19 hectares, facing south with views to the Great Plain in the distance.

SZT. TAMÁS – 1ST GROWTH TOKAJI ASZÚ 6 PUTTONYOS 2016

In truly exceptional years Royal Tokaji selects the finest berries from its finest vineyards and carefully produces a few barrels of Single Vineyard Aszú.
2016 is such a year, just the seventh this century, and the quality was so exceptional that we are able to release our widest range of Aszú wines since 2008.
After late spring frosts, a fine summer and good botrytisation in autumn we harvested concentrated, intensely flavoured grapes and berries.
These excellent Aszú berries with good structure and perfect botrytis were then macerated in fermenting must for two days. After pressing and finishing fermentation in barrel the wines were filled into one 300 litre 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 2019.

BETSEK – 1ST GROWTH TOKAJI ASZÚ 6 PUTTONYOS 2016

In truly exceptional years Royal Tokaji selects the finest berries from its finest vineyards and carefully produces a few barrels of Single Vineyard Aszú.
2016 is such a year, just the seventh this century, and the quality was so exceptional that we are able to release our widest range of Aszú wines since 2008.
After late spring frosts, a fine summer and good botrytisation in autumn we harvested concentrated, intensely flavoured grapes and berries.
These excellent Aszú berries with good structure and perfect botrytis were then macerated in fermenting must for two days. After pressing and finishing fermentation in barrel the wines were filled into two 500 litre 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 2019.

ROYAL TOKAJI FURMINT 2019

A fresh, crisp wine showing all the fine qualities of the unique Furmint grape. Aromas of grape flowers, apple and pear combine with flavours of ripe apricot and peach to produce a sleek, intense dry wine with a long, refreshing finish.

ROYAL TOKAJI ESSENCIA 2008

Essencia is the world’s most concentrated essence of its ripest grapes. Essencia is the liquid gold that very slowly oozes from a pile of aszú grapes raisined by botrytis.
The miraculous autumn weather of the vintage provided perfect conditions for developing aszú berries and the harvest was of unmatched quality. Truly a great year, one of the finest in living memory .

NYULÁSZÓ – 1ST GROWTH TOKAJI ASZÚ 6 PUTTONYOS 2016

In truly exceptional years Royal Tokaji selects the finest berries from its finest vineyards and carefully produces a few barrels of Single Vineyard Aszú. These excellent Aszú berries with good structure and perfect botrytis were then macerated in fermenting must for two days. After pressing and finishing fermentation in barrel the wines were filled into four 300 litre 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 2019.

MÉZES MÁLY – GREAT 1ST GROWTH TOKAJI ASZÚ 6 PUTTONYOS 2016

In truly exceptional years Royal Tokaji selects the finest berries from its finest vineyards and carefully produces a few barrels of Single Vineyard Aszú.
2016 is such a year, just the seventh this century, and the quality was so exceptional that we are able to release our widest range of Aszú wines since 2008.
After late spring frosts, a fine summer and good botrytisation in autumn we harvested concentrated, intensely flavoured grapes and berries.
These excellent Aszú berries with good structure and perfect botrytis were then macerated in fermenting must for two days. After pressing and finishing fermentation in barrel the wines were filled into two 300 litre 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 2019.

BIRSALMÁS – TOKAJI ASZÚ 6 PUTTONYOS 2008

The Birsalmás vineyard is situated on an East facing slope up, and is dominated by Hárslevelú, which gives it a lot of its charm and flavours.
Rich on the nose and the palate with plenty of spices and some mushroom. A lovely full bodied wine with a gentle warmth on the palate.