Tokaji Flashcards
Climate of Tokaj?
Moderate continental climate with warm summers and cold winters
Benefits of planting on the slopes of the Zemplen Mountains?
Reduce cold and frost
south and south west facing to make the most of the apspect of the sun (1400+ hours of sunshine in the growing season)
Which soil type in Tokaj is said to produce powerful wines?
Nyirok
A volcanic soil
Which soil type is said to produce delicate wines?
Loess
What are the 2 main trellising types in Tokaj?
replacement cane training or cordon training (both VSP
What are the main diseases in wetter years? (2)
Grey Rot and Powdery Mildew
What are the main pests in Tokaj?
Birds and Wild Boar
What are the HL/Ha for Azsu berries?
2-3 HL/Ha
Name the top 3 grapes of Tojaki?
Fermint (Fur-mint) apple, peach, lemon flavours
Harslevelu (harsh-level-oo) adds peach and orange blossom
Sarga Moskataly (Sarya-moscatelly) Muscat Blanc APG - floral
What are the 2 options for producers pre fermentation in regards to Aszu berries?
Crush into past or leave as whole berries/raisins
What are the options for macerating Aszu berries?
Macerating in Must (lighter style),
fermenting must (complex and extracted)
base wine (lighter style)
How long does maceration last for Aszu berries?
12-60 hours
un crushed grapes are regularly punched down
minimum aging requirements for Aszu wines?
18 months - mixture of old and new oak used - usually Hungarian
Minimum RS levels for a wine to be called 3 Puttonyos?
120g per litre
What is Tokaji Essenzia made from?
Free run juice of the Aszu berries
very small amounts made and very expensive
What are the other two sweet styles of wines made in Tokaj?
Late harvest (small amounts of botrytis grapes and lighter in style)
SZAMORODNI (Samer-rodney) “as it comes”
Azsu annual production %?
10% of annual production is Aszu
Dry wine annual production %?
21% of annual production is dry wine
What is the main production in Tokaj?
inexpensive, sweet/semi sweet wine made for the home market or Eastern European countries. usually non botrytised and made by stopping fermentation
Name the state owned producer that is responsible for 35% of the regions wines?
Grand Tokaj
Name another significant producer?
Royal Tokaji
Where in Hungary is Tokaj located?
North East
Dry wines average yield in Tokaj?
30-40 hL/Ha
Aszu is the Hungarian word for what?
Botrytis effected grapes that have shrivelled up
What is done by most producers prior to maceration of Aszu berries?
The Aszu berries are mashed into a paste.
Some producers prefer not to do this to avoid bitterness from skins and seeds.
