THE FIRST DECADE NYULÁSZÓ 1993

In truly exceptional years Royal Tokaji selects the finest berries from its finest vineyards and carefully produces a few barrels of Single Vineyard Aszú. Nyulászó (meaning “a good place to catch hares”) is a celebrated First Growth vineyard overlooking the village of Mád. Its volcanic bedrock is overlaid with rich, brown clay interspersed with lighter rhyolite tuff, consistently producing racy, perfumed, elegant wines with a steely backbone. Owing to the long lasting warm summer, the sugar-acid balance in the berries achieved a normal balance till mid- September and botrytis cinerea infiltrated into the berries. Autumn created perfect premises to the perfect aszú berry rise. This vintage brought a break-through in technology of aszú wine making, which at the same time introduced an unknown world of flavours to the content.

Alcohol

11%

Sugar

218 g/l

Acidity

10.3 g/l

Bottling date

1997 April

Vintage

1993

Other Vintages

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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.
This wine is pale amber with golden specks. Aromas of honey and mango dominate the nose. Enormous on the palate, where smoky wood mixes with honey and “fat” apricots.
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 pudding.
Serve cool.