Description

2018 - After a cold winter, temperatures rose rapidly in April and May, stimulating vigorous growth in the vines. Harvest was the earliest in living memory and probably the earliest ever, providing good volumes of healthy, ripe grapes with firm acidity and excellent quality. The warm, dry autumn was more conducive to drying the grapes than to botrytis, but sporadic showers promoted noble rot and enabled a very satisfactory amount of fine quality Aszú berries. Overall, a record-breaking and outstanding vintage, ripe, rich, and balanced.

Fine-quality Aszú berries with good flavour, balance, and delicate botrytis were macerated in fermenting must for two days. After pressing and finishing fermentation, the wines were filled into 300L and 500L Hungarian oak casks in the extensive, deep, underground Royal Tokaji cellars to mature for over two years. The final blends were carefully crafted in the spring of 2021.

Intense nose of attractive grapefruit, apricot, and spice; elegant and floral. Rich and full-flavored on the palate, balanced by botrytis-induced crisp acidity with a long, opulent, vivacious finish. Enjoy now or cellar for future enjoyment as the wine matures. Sip it as an aperitif, serve it with fruit-based desserts or hard cheeses, or enjoy this mouth-watering wine on its own instead of a dessert. Serve cool.