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Item Number: 6656
UPC: 5999035111056
Country: Hungary
Region: Northern Hungary
Sub Region: Tokaj-Hegyalja
Appellation/AVA: Tokaj
Estate Grown Wine: Yes
Vineyard Designation: Lapis
Vintage: 2005
Grape(s): Furmint / Hárslevel?
Type: Wine - Dessert
Bottle Size: 500ml Pack: 6
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 11
Viticulture: Practicing Organic
Soil Type: Clay and rock of volcanic origin
Case Production: 250
About the Wine: The Lapis Vineyard is one of Tokaji's Grand Cru vineyards sites. Its
dessert wine, produced only in exceptional years, rivals the greatest
Sauternes. Vintage Notes: 2005 was a terrific vintage for Aszú wines. The Magic of Aszú: Tokaj's historical importance, going back to the 1600s, derives from its legendary Aszú dessert wines. Botrytized grapes are collected individually and pressed gently under their own weight (free run droplets are set aside for Esszencia). The Aszú berries are then crushed and, in most cases, macerated with the juice from ripe, but non-botrytized, grapes before moving to barrel for fermentation and 3+ years of aging. Depending on the producer, the barrels may be topped or not to produce wines with hints of oxidation. Click for more info on Aszú wines. 90pts (2006 vintage) Wine & Spirits 6/2013
"This is as sweet and thick as a syrup, the intensity of the juice slowly eked out of the shriveled, botrytized berries clearly evident. Floral notes and the dry spice of an orange-peel tea give it some lift, while it lingers on the salty savor of roasted almonds."
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