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Tokaj (Climate and Grape varieties (varieties, often blended (Furmint:…
Tokaj
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Tokaij sweet wine laws
Traditional laws
mimumum residual sugar was 60g/L,would be labelled three to six puttonyos
minimum ageing is spend 24 months in oak and only be released from the January in the fourth year after jarvest
Aszu category labelled Aszu Eszencia, minimum of 180g/L is required
2013 laws, were awaiting EU approval
minimum sugar for Aszu raised to 120g/L, which means 5 puttonyos
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except free-run juice of asze berries, Aszu Eszencia has been abolished
shorter ageing requirements:18 months in oak, released in the January of the third year after harvest
Wine style
sweet wine:50cl bottles, dry wine:75cl bottles. three different harvests to make a number of different styles in each vintage
Dry wines
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Tokaji Szamorodni, may be dry or sweet
harvest as Sazorodni, which means bunches are partially afffected by noble rot
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similar to Fino Sherry. aged in cask for a minimum of 1 year and be two years old before release, more wines are longer. so may have an oxidative character
Sweet wines
Aszu wines
Aszu(rotten) are macerated in the base wine before , furing or after fermentation, lasting 12 to 60 hours,
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deep amber, high acidity, intense aromas, orange peel, apricots, honey, more concentrated and intense as the rising of sweetness
Tokaji Eszencia
extremely rare wines, seldom available outside the region
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so sweet can take years to ferment, very low alcohol, balanced by very high acidity
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Modern style sweet wines
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ferment the botrytised grapes, matured for less time