Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos 2014, Disznóko (50cl)

Golden in colour. Intense floral aromas with notes of apricot, plum, and nectarine. A sweet wine with good structure, ripe acidity and citrus freshness.

First growth since 1732 and part of the World Heritage Site of Tokaj declared in 2002, the Disznókő vineyards have always been sought-after due to their supreme quality. Owned by influential aristocratic families and then nationalised, since 1992 the estate has been under the leadership of AXA Millésimes. With its know-how and experience in Aszú winemaking, Disznókő is recognized today as being in the forefront of the renaissance of the truly great Tokaji wines from the famed complex and succulent sweet offerings through to the elegantly dry and mineral led white wines.

The most concentrated, mostly shriveled aszú berries (about a quarter of the volume) were incorporated in a fermenting must, while the rest of the aszú berries – intensely botrytised (affected by noble rot) – were soaked in wine that had nearly finished fermenting. After maceration and long pressing the wines finished their fermentation in stainless steel vats with a small part in oak barrels. The wine was aged in 225 litre oak barrels for 20 months in a traditional Tokaj underground cellar. The wine was bottled in June 2016.