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Ch24 Tokaj Flashcards

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1
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Where is the region of Tokaj?

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In the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains in the far north east of Hungary and close to the Slovakian border

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Describe the climate of Tokaj

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Moderate continental

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Where are the best vineyards of Tokaj located?

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On hillside slopes with southerly aspects

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4
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How are the conditions created for noble rot to develop in Tokaj?

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By the Bodrog and Tisza rivers and their many tributaries They generate the necessary early morning humidity

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5
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What are the three principal grape varieties used for the creation of Tokaji?

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Furmint
Hárslevelű
Sárga Muskotály

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What is the most widely planted variety used in the making of Tokaji?

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Furmint

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Describe Hungarian wines made from Furmint

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Concentrated, high acid wines
Flavours of apples when young
Nuts and honey when aged

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What is the principal grape variety used for Aszú wines?

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Furmint

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9
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Why is Furmint better known for Aszú wines than dry wines?

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Due to its late-ripening and susceptibility to botrytis

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10
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What does Hárslevelű contribute to a blend? Is it early or late-ripening?

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Perfume

Late-ripening

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11
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By what more common name is Sárga Muskotály known?

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Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains

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What is Sárga Muskotály used for in blends?

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Its aromatic qualities

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13
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What styles are Tokaji made into?

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Sweet wines

Dry wines

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14
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What is unique about completed Tokaji wines?

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Sweet wines are sold in 50cl bottles (dry are in 75cl bottles)

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15
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Describe a producer’s output during an average vintage in Tokaj

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Depending on the degree of noble rot development, a producer will often make a number of different styles

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16
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How do producers allow for different styles in Tokaj?

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They may separate the grapes into three different categories during the harvest

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17
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What is the Hungarian name for rotten grapes?

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Aszú

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18
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How will appropriate grapes be separated during harvest in Hungary?

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Pickers will pass through the vineyards several times, selecting individual aszú grapes
The remainder will be picked separately

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What does Szamorodni mean?

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‘As it comes’

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20
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What is Szamorodni?

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It involves picking bunches partially affected by noble rot

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21
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What is the role of dry Tokaji wines unaffected by botrytis?

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Gaining in importance

Allows producers to make wine when noble rot is less rife

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22
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Describe the range of styles of dry Tokaji

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From simple, unoaked, early-drinking wines to more concentrated, age-worthy blends, which are often fermented and matured in new oak

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23
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What are dry Tokaji wines usually made from?

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Furmint

24
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What are the Hungarian terms for dry and sweet?

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Dry: Száraz
Sweet: Édes

25
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What is unique about dry Szamorodni wines?

A

They will show noble rot characters

26
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Describe the role of ageing for Szamorodni wines

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They must be aged in cask for a minimum of one year and be a minimum of two years old before release
Casks are not completely filled to allow for flor to form on the surface

27
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Which wine has a similar character to Szamorodni?

A

Fino Sherry

28
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Which Tokaji wines use flor?

A

Only Szamorodni

29
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What is the result of flor being used for sweet styles of Tokaji?

A

They may have an oxidative character

30
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What is the trend with sweet Tokaji making now?

A

To fill the casks, avoiding the risk of oxidative character developing

31
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Describe the process of making Aszú wines

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Starts with a base wine of healthy grapes,
Before, during or after fermentation, Aszú berries are macerated in the base wine,
Mixture is pressed and matured in oak

32
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How long is Aszú wine macerated for?

A

12 - 60 hours

33
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How were Aszú berries traditionally treated before maceration for Tokaji? What is different now and why?

A

They were crushed into a paste

They are usually used uncrushed now to avoid the extraction of bitter flavours

34
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How is wine sweetness determined for Tokaji?

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By the amount of Aszú berries used

35
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What is the Hungarian unit of sweetness?

A

The puttonyos

36
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Describe classic Aszú Tokaji

A

Deep amber
High acidity
Intense aromas/flavours of orange peel, apricots and honey

37
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Describe the development of Tokaji concentration

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The wines become more concentrated and intense as they rise up the sweetness scale

38
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What essentially are Tokaji Eszencia wines?

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Extremely rare sweet wines from Tokaj which are rarely available outside the region of production

39
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How are Tokaji Eszencia wines made?

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Using just the free-run juice of the aszú berries
The must is so sweet, the wines can take years to ferment
Even after that time, the wines may not have reached 5% abv

40
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What is the legal minimum of alcohol for Tokaji Eszencia?

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450 g/L

41
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Describe Tokaji Eszencia flavours

A

They are balanced by very high acidity and have an enormously concentrated flavour
Can mature and retain freshness for a century or more

42
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How are Tokaj’s modern sweet wines made?

A

From grapes that spend an extended time on the vine

Some use botrytis infected fruit

43
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How is vinification of Tokaj’s modern sweet wines different to that of Aszú wines?

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When botrytis is present, the botrytised grapes are fermented, rather than using the maceration process of Aszú wines

44
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How else are Tokaj’s modern sweet wines made differently to Aszú wines?

A

They may be matured for less time than Aszú wines

45
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How are Tokaj’s modern sweet wines usually labelled?

A

‘Late Harvest’

46
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Since when have producers of Tokaj been working with new regulations with regard to wine making and labelling?

A

2013

47
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Why are Tokaj’s new legal regulations only partially relevant?

A

The regulations are not yet/freshly implemented, and vintages up to 2012 will still be on the market for a long time

48
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What is the traditional minimum sugar for Tokaji Aszú?

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60g/L

49
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How would Tokaji Aszú be traditionally labelled regarding sweetness?

A

On a scale of three to six puttonyos depending on the levels of residual sugar above 60g/L

50
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What were the traditional minimum ageing restrictions for Tokaji Aszú?

A

24 months in oak

Wine could only be released from January in the fourth year after harvest

51
Q

What was the minimum residual sugar level required for Aszú wines to be labelled as Aszú Eszencia?

A

180g/L

52
Q

How has the minimum sugar level for Tokaji Aszú been changed under 2013 laws?

A

It has increased to 120g/L

53
Q

What was previously required in Tokaj to have 120g/L?

A

A wine with a sweetness level of 5 puttonyos

54
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How must wines be labelled in Tokaj when they have sugar levels below 120g/L?

A

Late Harvest or Tokaji Szamorodni depending on how they’re made

55
Q

Which wine term in Tokaj has been abolished under the 2013 law?

A

Aszú Eszencia

56
Q

How have regulations changed for Tokaji Aszú?

A

They are now subject to shorter ageing requirements; 18 months in oak
They can be released from the January of the third year after harvest

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