Winery Royal Tokaji5 Puttonyos Aszú (Red Label)
Sweet wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Furmint and the Harslevelu.
This wine generally goes well with
The 5 Puttonyos Aszú (Red Label) of the Winery Royal Tokaji is in the top 20 of wines of Hungary and in the top 10 of wines of Tokaj.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the 5 Puttonyos Aszú (Red Label) of Winery Royal Tokaji in the region of Tokaj often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or oaky and sometimes also flavors of tropical, citrus or apples.
Details and technical informations about Winery Royal Tokaji's 5 Puttonyos Aszú (Red Label).
Discover the grape variety: Furmint
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of 5 Puttonyos Aszú (Red Label) from Winery Royal Tokaji are 2016, 2013, 2009, 2008 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Royal Tokaji
The Winery Royal Tokaji is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 37 wines for sale in the of Tokaj to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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 word of the wine: Suave
Said of a fine and unctuous wine.
