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As good as a Tokaji – Gobri Late harvest Muscat 2017 from Mátra

Image ~ February 1, 2021 ~ Zoltán Németi
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What a shame that dessert wines are not fashionable these days – this is a category which Hungary excels in. Even outside Tokaj, just look at this late harvest Muscat from Mátra producer Gobri.

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Serious dry Muscat from Mátra, Hungary: Centurio Fáy-Domb Sárgamuskotály 2019

Image ~ July 10, 2020 ~ Zoltán Németi
My bottle got a 2018 label but it’s the 2019.
There is quite a lot of Muscat planted in Hungary and besides some very cheap, sweet(ened) versions it’s actually used for dry wines – that’s perhaps not the most common path for Muscat growing countries. And these dry versions can be good, very good.

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Great Tokaji Szamorodnis on the market #1 – Degenfeld Selection 2017

Image ~ January 9, 2020 ~ Zoltán Németi

Besides Aszú, Szamorodni is the other sweet flagship wine of Tokaj. It was the theme to our wine club early December (2019), on which occasion we tasted six of them, plus three other sweet whites blind. I’m gonna post the three I really liked in the next few days, starting with the Gróf Degenfeld Szamorodni Sárgamuskotály Selection 2017.

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Great value sweet Muscat – Feind Sárga 2017, Lake Balaton

Image ~ December 11, 2019 ~ Zoltán Németi

Late harvest sweet whites may not be popular at the moment, but they deserve more recognition. It’s a category that Hungary can make make really well. Continue reading →

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I’m a wine blogger living in Budapest, Hungary. Contributor to Művelt Alkoholista, the oldest Hungarian wine blog, since 2010. Screwcapped is my personal blog.

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