Synopsis, Our Opinion: An energizing no-frills white wine that’s a great value.
Producer/Winery: Edit and István Bai; Carpinus Family Winery; Tokaji, Hungary.
Grape Variety: Furmint.
Geographic Appellation: Tokaj, Hungary.
Vintage: 2016
Price: $14.00 (with a 10% mixed case discount)
Purchased From: The Caviste Wine Shop; Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Paired With: Homemade bread right out of the oven and Camembert cheese.
Tasting:
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Chilled before opening. Clear, about as colorless as it can get, but with just the slightest gold tint. Strong citrus, fresh cut Granny Smith apples and Mock-orange (Philadelphus coronarius) blossom aromas. Smooth, polished, medium body and fine 1000-grit texture. Unusual fresh flavors of lemon, lime and pineapple all wrapped around a FANTASTIC pronounced mineral core. Abundant crisp acidity and a long refreshing finish that ends with a mineral and a tropical fruit taste. This was a real WOW wine; potent flavors, fresh easy drinking, brisk & refreshing acidity, with both a tartness and tropical fruit sweetness that would satisfy even the most discriminating wine-drinkers. The “perfect” white wine for a lively garden or patio party. Furmint is a rather eccentric grape that you probably won’t find on grocery store shelves, but this was an energizing no-frills white wine that’s a great value.
Photo from Carpinus Winery.
Alcohol Content: 11%
Closure: Screw cap.
UPC Code: NA
Imported by: Rise Over Run; Swannanoa, North Carolina.