Winery Szepsy - Urbán Tokaji Furmint

Winery SzepsyUrbán Tokaji Furmint

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Urbán Tokaji Furmint of Winery Szepsy is a sweet wine from the region of Tokaj.
This wine generally goes well with

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Urbán Tokaji Furmint of Winery Szepsy in the region of Tokaj often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery Szepsy's Urbán Tokaji Furmint.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
15°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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

Urbán Tokaji Furmint - 2011
In the top 100 of of Tokaj wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Urbán Tokaji Furmint - 2008
In the top 100 of of Tokaj wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Urbán Tokaji Furmint from Winery Szepsy are 2011, 2008

Informations about the Winery Szepsy

The winery offers 26 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.3.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Tokaj

The Winery Szepsy is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 24 wines for sale in the of Tokaj to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Tokaj
In the top 1500 of of Hungary wines
In the top 400 of of Tokaj wines
In the top 4500 of sweet wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

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.

News related to this wine

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The word of the wine: Lactic (acid)

Acid obtained by malolactic fermentation.

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