Domaine Disznoko - Tokaji Aszú - 5 Puttonyos - White - 2008

Wine:

The 2008 White Domaine Disznoko Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos  is an extraordinary wine, awarded 96/100 by Parker. From a year rich in flavor and heavily botrytized grapes, it offers a complex bouquet of oriental spices. Opulent yet remarkably fresh, this sweet wine features a silky texture and vibrant notes of orange marmalade, apricot, and pineapple, with exceptional length on the palate. Serve chilled alongside a citrus salad or lemon meringue tart for a perfect pairing.

Vinification:

Hand harvested from botrytized grapes. Manual sorting, grain by grain during 3 to 4 successive passages. Fermentation in stainless steel tanks. Aged for 30 months in oak barrels, 25% of which are new. Bottled in April 2012.

Residual sugar : 147g/L - Vin Doux Naturel.

Color:

Bright gold.

Nose:

Aromas of oriental spices mixed with notes of citrus, pineapple, apricot and orange marmalade.

Palate:

Opulent and elegant, this wine unfolds a fresh and crisp palate with a long and tasty persistence.

Temperature:

Serve between 10 and 12°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Aperitif, foie gras, roasted poultry, Thai chicken with green curry, mushroom or seafood risotto, blue-veined cheeses, pear pie, mandarin sorbet.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2028

The holy estate of Tokaj, Disznóko is one of the world's greatest sweet wines. All great wine lovers know that the freshness and brilliance of these great Hungarian wines have few equals, Tokaji remaining one of the last bastions in the world to sublimate botrytis with such intensity and freshness.