Disznoko Tokaji Eszencia 2000

Category:
 
Sweet Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
White Wines
Producer:
 
Disznoko
Label Name:
 
Tokaji Eszencia
Vintage:
 
2000
Country:
 
Hungary
Region:
 
Tokaj (Mád–Mezőzombor)
Volume:
 
375ml
ABV:
 
1.5%
Grape(s):
 
Furmint
Acidity:
 
5
Sweetness:
 
5
Body:
 
5
Length:
 
5
Aroma Intensity:
 
5
Best Temperature:
 
15°C

Awards/Ratings
Wine-pages tasting score 97/100

Tasting Note
Treacle-gold; intense orange, apricot, sultana, honey, black-tea and savory seaweed/umami notes. Syrupy, huge raisin/prune sweetness balanced by vivid, core acidity—grippy, concentrated and very long.

Food Pairing
Western: foie gras, blue cheese (Roquefort), almond tart, crème brûlée. Asian: mango sticky rice, mooncakes, egg custard tart, rich Peking duck with plum sauce.

Production Method
Free-run juice from hand-picked botrytised aszú berries collected in demijohns; native yeasts enable an extremely slow micro‑fermentation to very low ABV, aged in cool cellar and blended/bottled years later.

Vineyard Info
Disznókő estate (c.110 ha) in Mád–Mezőzombor; owned by AXA Millésimes since 1992 and a leading producer in the Tokaj Aszú/Eszencia revival.