Royal Tokaji Wine Company "Essencia" 7 Puttonos 2007 Tokaji Aszu 37.5cl
Tokaji is one of the world's great sweet wines, second only in recognition to France's Sauternes - yet it was France's King Louis XV who declared Tokaji "The King of Wines, The Wine of Kings!"
Produced in much the same process as Sauternes, the Furmint grapes are affected by botrytis cinerea (aka "Noble Rot") which inflicts dehydration and thus a concentration of the sugary pulp which is then pressed and fermented. The wines are then categorised by sweetness with ascending Puttonyos, 1 (dry, table wine) to 7 (very sweet, very rare & very expensive!).
This small bottle is this ultra rare "Essencia" Aszu 7 Puttonos; 2007 vintage being only the 5th vintage released since 1990. Fermented exceptionally slowly, it takes between 6-8 years to achieve only 2% alcohol with up to 85% residual sugar.
Bottle No. 1764 of only 2057.
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