Domaine Disznoko - Tokaji Aszú - 5 Puttonyos - Blanc - 2008

Wine:

The 2008 White Kaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos is an outstanding wine, rated 96/100 by Parker. Born of a richly flavored vintage, with abundant botrytized grapes, it develops complex aromas of oriental spices. Opulent and full of freshness, draped in great elegance, this sweet wine with a smooth texture, punctuated by notes of orange marmalade, apricot and pineapple, is very persistent. Serve chilled with roast poultry, marbled pastry or Thai chicken with green curry. Now or in a few years, this great bottle bodes well for the future!

Vinification:

Hand harvested from botrytized grapes. Manual sorting, grain by grain during 3 to 4 successive passages. Fermentation in stainless steel tanks. Aged for 30 months in oak barrels, 25% of which are new. Bottled in April 2012.

Residual sugar : 147g/L - Vin Doux Naturel.

Color:

Bright gold.

Nose:

Aromas of oriental spices mixed with notes of citrus, pineapple, apricot and orange marmalade.

Palate:

Opulent and elegant, this wine unfolds a fresh and crisp palate with a long and tasty persistence.

Temperature:

Serve between 10 and 12°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Aperitif, foie gras, roasted poultry, Thai chicken with green curry, mushroom or seafood risotto, blue-veined cheeses, pear pie, mandarin sorbet.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2028

The holy estate of Tokaj, Disznóko is one of the world's greatest sweet wines. All great wine lovers know that the freshness and brilliance of these great Hungarian wines have few equals, Tokaji remaining one of the last bastions in the world to sublimate botrytis with such intensity and freshness.