Disznoko Tokaji Aszu 5 Puttonyos 2014 (500ml)

Golden color. The nose has intense botrytis character with spicy, aromatic herb like dill, citrusy, fresh plum, mint aromas. Very fresh on the palate, with high acidity, but also a rich, powerful wine with good presence in the mouth and with very good length. 

With the vivacious acidity balancing the sweetness, Disznókő Tokaji Aszú 5 puttonyos can be savoured on its own, instead of dessert, at the end of the meal or chilled as a refreshing aperitif or with canapés, pâtés, or foie gras. Disznókő Tokaji Aszú 5 puttonyos is best served cool. After opening, it retains its freshness for more than a week when refrigerated. 

Aszú berries: 69% Furmint, 25% Zéta, 6% Hárslevelű
Base wine: 50% Furmint, 50% Hárslevelű

Around 75% of the aszú berries were macerated in a finished wine for half a day. The most shrivelled aszú berries were soaked in a heavily fermenting must for 2days for their skin contact, with several pumping overs. After pressing the fermentation took place in stainless steel vats.

The wine was aged for 18 monthsin oak barrels of 225 litres, mostly in oak barrels of several vintages.