Sauska Tokaji Aszú Essencia

Combining hand-harvested grapes from the Medve, Úrágya, and Birsalmás vineyards, Tokaji Aszú Essencia is created. The botrytis affected grapes are soaked in fermented must for 24 hours before pressing. After fermentation in wooden barrels, the wine matures for 36 months in 225-liter Hungarian, French, and American oak barrels. The wine Aszú essencia is a wine style that no longer exists. The goal was to create a wine of seven puttonyos, sweeter than six, but not sweet enough to carry the "essencia" designation; however, over time, the name has been adjusted. The result is undoubtedly an exceptional wine with a deep amber color and bronze reflections. Rich aromas of dried apricots and candied orange peel on the nose intertwine beautifully with nutty fragrances, notes of smoke, and caramel. On the palate, the wine is dense, creamy, and sweet, yet very elegant and powerful with aromas of orange marmalade, caramel, walnuts, and honey. A complex, layered, and rich wine with a long-lasting finish.