Winery St Stephan's CrownTokaji Furmint
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Tokaji Furmint of Winery St Stephan's Crown in the region of Tokaj often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit.
Details and technical informations about Winery St Stephan's Crown's Tokaji Furmint.
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 Tokaji Furmint from Winery St Stephan's Crown are 2016, 2015, 2019, 2017 and 2007.
Informations about the Winery St Stephan's Crown
The Winery St Stephan's Crown is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 15 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: Great wine
In the Bordeaux vineyards, the grand vin is the main wine of the château, although a "second wine" is usually produced. It is a wine of lesser ageing made from the youngest vines.
