A single vineyard dry Furmint from newcomer Tokaj producer Montium, and the first commercially available vintage if I’m not mistaken. It was shining after release, I remember it winning one of our blind tasting at that time (as one of the least expensive white of the lineup) – but the glory days have passed too quickly.
Textbook dry Furmint: it’s all about austerity. The nose already has a dried up character, fruits are mainly gone, what’s left is some bruised apples which could even suggest premox. Despite of the fullness and the noticeable residual sugar the finish is drying – you can admire the depth but ultimately it’s angular and a bit disjointed. I’m sure that the fruit power of it’s youth would still round it out, but that’s sadly gone.
Rating: not bad, but for what it could be, underwhelming – 85 points.
Price: was around 12 Euros, current vintage (2017) is 13 EUR at Bortársaság.
Recommendation: no.
Drinking window: probably better to drink up.