Synopsis, Our Opinion: An eccentric Hungarian white wine.
Producer/Winery: Királyudvar; Magyarorszag, Hungary.
Grape Variety: Furmint blend – 85% Furmint and 15% Hárslevelu.
Geographic Appellation, Region, Country: Tokaj, Hungary.
Vintage: 2013
Price: $18.90 (with a 10% mixed case discount)
Purchased From: The Caviste Wine Shop; Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Paired With: Grilled vegetables and fresh from the oven rustic sourdough bread.
Tasting:
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Chilled before drinking. Slightly cloudy, dark oat straw color, but with an unusual polished copper color around the edges. VERY STRONG aromas of overripe apple with a little wet stone, lemon and sweet Confederate Jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides) blossoms. Fruity, off dry, medium body and a 150-grit texture. Brawny and dominant apple flavor with undertones of lemon and dusty turmeric. Abundant edgy acidity and a long and lingering finish of citrus and apple that extends with a lemon and mineral aftertaste. The combination of strong apple and citrus fruit plus the piercing acidity gave a delightful nuttiness to each sip. This was served chilled, but by the last pour it had warmed and the dominating ripe apple flavor began to be a little overwhelming. We called it an eccentric Hungarian white wine.
Photo from Tarcal.
Alcohol Content: 12.5%
Closure: Natural cork.
UPC Code: 5 999035 170138
Imported by: The Rare Wine Company; Brisbane, California.