Tokaj

Question 1

What is tokaj’s climate?

Answer 1

Moderate

Question 2

Where are the best sites in Tokaj?

Answer 2

hillside slopes

southerly aspect

rivers allow early morning humidity necessary for Noble Rot

Question 3

What are the main grapes in Tokaji?

(3)

Answer 3

Furmint

Harslevelu

Sarga Muskatoly

Question 4

Describe the process of Tokaji Szamorodni

Answer 4

may be dry or may be sweet

Dry:

• grapes harvested ‘as they come’
• some noble rot characters
• must age in cask for 12 months, 2 years old before release
• most wines aged longer
• partially filled barrels, flor yeast like characters

Sweet

• no flor yeast
• may have oxidative characters
• trend towards filling barrels and less oxidative flavours

Question 5

Describe the production of Tokaji Azsu

(5)

Answer 5

healthy grapes make a base wine

before, during, or after fermentation, aszu berries are macerated and added to base wine (12 - 60 hours)

pressed and put into oak

puttony = measure of sweetness

Question 6

Describe the production of Tokaji Eszencia

(5)

Answer 6

rare wines

made only of free-run juice from aszu berries

can take years to ferment due to sugar content

low alc (~5% abv)

RS of 450g/l