Disznoko, Furmint Tokaji Late Harvest

Interesting facts

Very nice sweet wine Tokaji Furmint Late Harvest produce from the harvest of late harvest. Perespevshey fruit varieties Furmint, zaizyumlennye under the influence of the fungus Botrytis of cinerea, after a short maceration undergo soft pressing. Typically, the fermentation process lasts as long as the sugar content reaches 60-80 g/L. Then purified from the sediment a few months aged in oak barrels. Due to short contact time with wood, the wine acquires complexity of flavor, but retains a fresh fruit flavor. Disznoko winery is among the best in the region. Its name, translated as "boar stone", it got through the rock, similar to the boar's head, which is on the estate. Land Disznoko, covering an area of 150 acres, lying at the southern spur of the Tokaj mountains and shape the location resemble a horseshoe, for which this area got the name "the Gate of Tokaj". Favourable conditions for growing grapes due to the southern location of the estate and protected by mountains from cold winds. Long since these lands belonged to the representatives of the Hungarian nobility. In the 17th century it was ruled by Prince rákóczi, and in the 19th century the farm belonged to the count's family Waldbott. It is interesting that for the first time in the world was the classification of land that 100 years later appeared in France. First-class land Disznoko meet French Premier CRU. Famous local Tokay wine began to produce in the 18th century, Mengert Loney, who built the manor house "Yellow house wines."The modern history of agriculture Disznoko began in 1992, when with the participation of the French group of companies AXA-Millesimes and under the direct supervision of Jean-Michel Caza was built a modern winery and new cellar, equipped with the best French and Hungarian equipment. Thanks to large investments have been updated a significant number of vines, and to adopt the experience of Bordeaux winemakers helped significantly improve the quality of the wines. Today the vineyards of Disznoko with an average age of 20 years account for about 60 hectares of land. On soils with a high content of clay and volcanic rock grow varieties: Furmint, Harslevelu, Zeta, Oremus and Sharga Mushkotay.Currently Disznoko winery produces a wide range of Tokaj wines of the highest quality. Many kinds of products, awarded gold and silver medals at prestigious international competitions, are exported to various countries of Europe, where very popular.

Tasting Characteristics

Wine shining Golden straw color.
Sweet and fresh bouquet of the wine is replete with heady aromas of wild flowers and ripe fruit (plum, grapefruit, peach, apricot) finish with honey notes.
Elegant wine with a complex, rich, fairly vigorous, rounded taste is a perfect balance of fruit and honey sweetness and a pleasant lively acidity.
This wine is excellent with spicy dishes, prosciutto, fish, poultry, foie Gras, white meats, goat cheeses and cheeses with mould. It also serves as an aperitif, served with olives, sun-dried tomatoes or as an accompaniment for desserts and fresh fruit.