The Château Henye of Tokaj

Château Henye - Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 102 of the estates of Tokaj.
It is located in Tokaj

The Château Henye is one of the best wineries to follow in Tokaj.. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Tokaj to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Henye wines

Looking for the best Château Henye wines in Tokaj among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Henye wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Henye wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top sweet wines of Château Henye

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Château Henye

How Château Henye wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Château Henye

On the nose the sweet wine of Château Henye. often reveals types of flavors of apricot, raisin or orange and sometimes also flavors of honey, earth or oak.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Château Henye

  • 1993With an average score of 4.80/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Château Henye.

  • Furmint

Discovering the wine region of Tokaj

Tokaj (formerly Tokaj-Hegyalja) has Long been Hungary's most famous and respected wine region, thanks mostly to its nectar-like, botrytized Tokaji dessert wines. The region and its wine are held in such esteem in Hungary that the national anthem thanks God for it: Tokaj szolovesszein nektárt csepegtettél - into the vineyards of Tokaj you dripped Sweet nectar The region is located in the northeast of Hungary, near the border with Slovakia. Comprising roughly 30 small towns and villages, it measures 40 kilometers (25 miles) from southwest to northeast, making it roughly the same Size as Burgundy's Côte d'Or. At its very southern edge is the town of Tokaj from which the region and its wines ultimate take their name.

The main centers of Tokaji wine production are the towns of Mad, Tarcal and Tokaj itself. Tokaj's Climate is relatively Warm. The winegrowing area is protected by the vast crescent-shaped mountain range (the Carpathians) which dominates neighboring Slovakia and Romania. The region's soils are a patchwork of various types.

Volcanic clays are to be found in the higher sites on the many hillsides here, and on lower-lying sites layers of loess and other sedimentary soils cover the bedrock. Closer to the banks of the Bodrog, the river which flows along the region's eastern edge, sandier soils prevail, particularly around Tokaj town. The Grape varieties used to make Tokaji wines are Furmint, Harslevelu and Sárga Muskotály (Muscat Blanc), in that order of importance. Furmint, which dominates the Tokaji blend, is renowned for its naturally high Acidity, high sugar levels and spicy aromatic profile.

The top white wines of Château Henye

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Henye

How Château Henye wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Henye.

  • Furmint

Discover the grape variety: Nero d'Avola

Most certainly of Italian origin, more precisely from Sicily where it is very well known. It should be noted that a certain number of Italian grape varieties bear the synonym or name "calabrese", whether or not followed by an epithet, and care should be taken not to confuse them. Calabrese is also known in the United States, Italy, Bulgaria and Malta. In France, it is virtually absent from the vineyard, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Henye

Planning a wine route in the of Tokaj? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Henye.

Discover the grape variety: Liliorila

White Liliorila is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches and small grapes. White Liliorila can be found in several vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Armagnac.

News about Château Henye and wines from the region

DWWA 2022: Sneak preview of styles to look out for

With more than 18,200 wines tasted by our expert judging panels and entrants spanning 56 countries, the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) 2022 edition promises to deliver an eclectic mix of brilliant bottles to seek out – across a broad range of prices.  Official results for DWWA 2022, including the winners of coveted Platinum and Best in Show medals, won’t be published until 7th of June. However, here are just a few of the styles to watch out for, based on a selection of personal highligh ...

Ukrainian wine, hanging in the balance

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Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

The word of the wine: Musky

Said of an odor reminiscent of musk.