The Winery Grand Tokaj is one of the world's great estates. It offers 62 wines for sale in of Tokaj to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Grand Tokaj wines in Tokaj among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Grand Tokaj 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 Winery Grand Tokaj wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Grand Tokaj wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food, sweet desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of chicken with rice and curry cream, express cherry clafoutis or gorgonzola, mushroom and walnut tartine.
On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Grand Tokaj. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, apples or butter and sometimes also flavors of vanilla, apricot or raisin. In the mouth the sweet wine of Winery Grand Tokaj. is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
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.
How Winery Grand Tokaj wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food, sweet desserts or shellfish such as recipes of haddock with curry cream, express cherry clafoutis or raoul's bouillabaisse.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Grand Tokaj. often reveals types of flavors of apples, peach or vanilla and sometimes also flavors of apricot, ginger or pear. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Grand Tokaj. is a with a nice freshness.
Furmint is a very old Hungarian grape variety. It arrived in France in the 1800s. The bunches of Furmint are of medium size. They are compact and cylindrical. The berries are also of medium size. They are either short elliptical or rounded. Their thick skin changes from greenish white to reddish once the fruit is mature. This grape variety is known throughout the world for being part of the composition of the Hungarian Tokaj vintage. Robust, rich in alcohol and acidity, it needs light soil and a warm, dry climate to be fertile. It must also be pruned short and its budding takes place 7 days after the Chasselas. As for its maturity, it is of the second late period. This grape variety fears grey rot and erinosis. When vinified dry, Furmint produces a very fragrant, fine and highly alcoholic white wine.
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The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.
