Royal Tokaji Dry Furmint Vineyard Selection 2018

Royal Tokaji Dry Furmint Vineyard Selection

Region: Tokaj

Vintage: 2018

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Furmint

ABV: 13%

Vineyard Selection Dry Furmint is produced from grapes carefully selected from the finest classed growth vineyards in the village of Mád. A concentrated wine with a firm but floral aroma, hints of apple and gooseberry leading into an intense, structured, medium-bodied style showing minerality, spice, and a long fresh finish.

Whole bunches were pressed and fermented in Zemplén oak barrels. After fermentation we matured the wine for nine months in 300 litre and 500 litre barrels. The final blend has a proportion of 20% new oak.

Tokaji wines have enjoyed a long, glorious history. Louis XIV of France described them as "The wine of Kings and King of wines”, whilst Catherine the Great of Russia stationed a contingent of Cossack soldiers in the region to protect the vineyards and escort the wine on its journey to St. Petersburg. Many European monarchs are known to have enjoyed Tokaji wines. Royal Tokaji was established in 1990 when a group of 62 vineyard owners came together with overseas investors led by Hugh Johnson, the noted British author and wine historian. From the outset their goal has been to revive and bring back to international acclaim the wines of one of history’s most renowned wine regions. Of their 108 hectares of vineyards, 57 hectares are situated in three First Growths - Szt. Tamás, Nyulászó, Betsek - and in one Great First Growth of Mézes Mály. These vineyards have been considered to be among the greatest in the region since the early 18th Century. Their 14th Century cellars provide the perfect environment for ageing the wines. The potential lifespan of some of these wines can be measured in centuries rather than mere decades.

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