Hungarian dry furmint can be challenging sometimes. We got a reminder of that in November, when our small wine club sat together to open a bunch of white wines (I only collected the furmints here). The most expensive turned out to be the least loved, and sadly no one was even surprised…
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Amazing supermarket Tokaji: Royal Tokaji Late Harvest 2017
This widely distributed, big production sweet tokaji has been on the market for around two decades, and while I liked the early vintages, I missed the last ten vintages or so. What about the current release? It’s not just good, but actually great! An amazing sweet wine for 9 euros!
Péter Pince Mézes-mály Hárslevelű 2021
Four years passed since I reviewed the 2018 vintage of this wine (read here), and while the current release is better, the price is almost the same. Great value!
Szepsy Szamorodni 2017
The 2017 is the latest release of the szamorodni from the most famous producer of Tokaj, Szepsy. A great wine, although quite pricey for 42€…
A unique Hungarian white wine: kabar 2019 from Péter Pince
This might be the best edition of this wine yet. Kabar can improve with a bit of ageing, a point proved by the also great 2017, so I’m looking forward how this 2019 will look in a few years time…Péter Pince Tokaji Aszú 2017
It felt like Christmas when I opened this Tokaji aszú at the family lunch last Sunday. Just pure hedonism.
Péter Pince Arcus 2019
New vintage of the Péter Pince Arcus. A bit different, than the 2018, but none the less great… Continue reading
Juliet Victor Dry Furmint Tokaj 2016
Great dry Tokaji: Péter Pince Kabar 2017
I wanted to open the 2019 vintage, but realised my mistake after the first sip – it was simply too ripe for that, I remember the 2017 being this big. But hey, what a wine!
World class sweet Tokaji – Barta Öreg Király Late Harvest 2018
Since winemaker Ujvári Vivien is in charge at Tokaj producer Barta, the wines are reaching new highs. This late harvested Furmint is just as impressive as it’s dry version from the same vineyard. Continue reading