HUNGARY Flashcards
What is Aszú ?
- it indicates grapes with high sugar levels afflicted with botrytis cinerea- the noble rot
Name some leading producers of Tokaji:
1) Royal Tokaj Company (Hugh Jhonson)
2) Tokaj Oremus (Vega Sicilia)
3) Disznoko
4) Kiralyudvar
What is the difference between Tokaj and Tokaji?
- Tokaj is both name of the overall region and the commune.
- Tokaji is an adjectival form used to indicate the wine from the region.
Which mountain shelters Tokaj region?
Carpathian Mountains- it creates a continental climate with a long and humid autumns (perfect encouragement for botrytis)
What are the two principal grapes of Tokaj region?
Furmint and Harslevelú
Name other grape varieties that can be found in Tokaj?
Sárgamuskotály, Zéta/Oremus, Kabar and Kövérszolo.
What is a puttony-puttonyos?
- they are containers where the azsu grape are gathered which hold 25kg.
What does Esszencia consists of?
- a syrupy, free run juice out of the aszu grapes, concentrated in sugar, difficult to ferment and only achieve 2-3% abv.
What is the name of the Hungarian oak barrels with aproximately 136L capacity?
Gönci
What is a Tokaji Szamorodni?
- a full-bodied white wine, produced from a mixture of aszú and non-aszú grapes and is often oxidative in style as it is matured in cask for a min. of 2 years—sometimes under a film-forming yeast similar to flor.
It may be dry (száras) or sweet (édes). It will be stated on the bottle.
Name different styles of Tokaji:
1) Tokaji Aszú
2) Tokaji Eszencia
3) Tokaji Szamorodni
4) Fordítás and Máslás
Which Tokaji category or style was added in 2013 revised law?
- Aszú (120g RS/Litre)
What are the Tokaji categories or styles that were abolished back in 2013?
- Tokaji labelled 3/4/5/6 puttonyos and Aszúeszencia.
What is the minimum RS required to be labelled as Aszú 6 puttonyos?
- 150g RS/Litre
What is the minimum RS required to be labelled as Tokaji Eszencia?
- 450g RS/Litre
