2017 Tokaji Szent Tamás Aszú 6 Puttonyos, Royal Tokaji Wine Co.

2017 Tokaji Szent Tamás Aszú 6 Puttonyos, Royal Tokaji Wine Co.

Electric acidity and incredibly opulent, with citrus dominating on the nose and complexity of candied peel and crushed stones.

Critic score
95/100 info

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Wine details

  • Region & country
    Tokaji, Tokaj-Hegyalja, Hungary
  • Maturity
    Ready 2025 - 2052info
  • Colour
    White
  • Sweetness
    Sweet
  • Style
    Still
  • Unit Volume
    50cl Bottle (50cl.)
  • ABV
    10.5%
  • Classification
    Tokaji Aszú

Tasting notes

The 2017 Tokaji Szt. Tamás 6-Puttonyos comes from red-clay topsoils in the commune of Mád. This is more backward compared to the Mézes Mály, and very much more citrus-driven, featuring lemon peel, orange zest and crushed stone aromas; the Aszú element is more discreet. The fresh, vibrant palate is well balanced and harmonious, offering a fine bead of acidity and candied orange peel toward the finish. Edgier than Royal Tokaji's other 2017s, and perhaps spicier on the finish, this will be fascinating to observe mature in bottle. 3,635 bottles produced.

Neal Martin, vinous.com
95/100
Royal Tokaji Wine Co.

If you were to design a spot for growing world class sweet wines, you’d almost certainly come up with something that looks a lot like Hungary’s Tokaji region. Here, two rivers combine, creating the perfect conditions for the development of noble rot, while warm summer winds off the plain encourage ripening, and the Zemplén mountains offer protection to the vineyards. Founded in 1990, by a group of local growers and international investors, who, in the shadow of the end of Communism in Hungary, wanted to return Tokaji to its rightful place among sweet wines, The Royal Tokaji Company is a producer that has gone from strength to strength over the last thirty years.

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