Winery PatriciusLeonis Selection Aszú 3 Puttonyos
Sweet wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Furmint and the Harslevelu.
This wine generally goes well with
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Leonis Selection Aszú 3 Puttonyos of Winery Patricius in the region of Tokaj often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or dried fruit.
Details and technical informations about Winery Patricius's Leonis Selection Aszú 3 Puttonyos.
Discover the grape variety: Furmint
Taut, structured whites with cutting acidity and a mineral mouth, featuring aromas of apple, quince, citrus, honey, smoke and chalk notes. Made as ambitious dry wines (Tokaji száraz, Somló), off-dry and especially sumptuous botrytised sweet wines: Tokaji Aszú (legendary, classified by puttonyos) and Tokaji Eszencia. Highly susceptible to noble rot. The absolute star of Tokaj in Hungary, also in Slovakia, Slovenia (Šipon) and Austria. Native Hungarian grape.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Leonis Selection Aszú 3 Puttonyos from Winery Patricius are 2000, 2006, 2011, 2008 and 2005.
Informations about the Winery Patricius
The Winery Patricius is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 30 wines for sale in the of Tokaj to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Tokaj
Cradle of the legendary Tokaji Aszú, "king of wines" per Louis XIV. Noble sweet wines based on Furmint (lively acidity prone to botrytis) and floral Hárslevelű ("linden leaf"): amber robe, signature aromas of honey, candied apricot, quince, orange peel, saffron, sustained sugar balanced by tense acidity. Measured in "puttonyos" (3 to 6) with Aszú Eszencia at the top. Also dry Furmint on the rise, straight and mineral.
The word of the wine: Filtration
Clarification of the wine using filters.
