Winery - Royal Tokaji
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
From a small single vineyard called Birsalmas (Hungarian for quince), this fresh, delicate dessert wine offers elegant flavors of quince (naturally), honey and melon. It’s lively acids keep it light on the palate—refreshing but indulgent.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This unique and delicious dessert wine from Hungary offers apricot and honey on the nose and palate, as well as an earthier element of tobacco and mocha. It’s dense but delicate, too, with a weight and complexity that unfolds in the mouth.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Elegant flavors of apricot and honey are light and delicate, with a lively acidity keeping the wine dancing on the palate. Though the wine shows intense depth of flavors, it’s never heavy and has a clean, poised finish. From start to finish, the wine is balanced and refined, with a character that speaks of its unique terroir.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This exuberant Tokaji starts with an enticing nose of orange peel, honey, flowers and toast, and explodes in the mouth with intense, delicious waves of lemon, orange and honey flavors. A perfect balance of acid and fruit keeps the wine fresh without losing its luscious appeal. A memorable wine loaded with personality and excitement.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Honeyed apricot and orange peel on the nose and palate typify this elegant but playful botrytis wine. The wine’s lively acidity gives it a bounce on the tongue, adding dimension to the citrus components and lending it more to food pairing with desserts or a cheese plate.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This opulent wine, with its honeyed apricot and resiny flavors, is layered with wood and spice, giving it extra life. It also has a hint of mocha—an earthiness that adds weight but not heaviness to the overall character. Poised and pretty, but also substantial.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Made from the indigenous Hungarian white variety that is fast gaining popularity with worldwide wine drinkers, this white starts with an intense aromatic nose of nuts and citrus. On the palate, first impression is of a quiet wine, but flavors of lemon, tropical fruit and toast gain momentum. Elegant and intriguing, it’s a wine with an exotic twist.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A beautiful wine with unfolding aromas of orange peel, honey, vanilla and spice, with a viscous mélange of honey, spice and citrus on the palate. Elegant and flinty, with a luxurious finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This famed Hungarian dessert wine never disappoints. An elegant nose of honey, apricot, butterscotch and spice is followed by a luxuriant, mouth-coating wave of satiny honey and apricot flavors, balanced by citrusy acidity. Complex, perfectly poised, it’s a wine with both pedigree and charm—delicious when sipped alone or paired with a mild Roquefort or fruit.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A deep, lush nose of honey, marmalade and lemon leads into fresh, bright fruit and acid undertones melded with luscious honey, orange peel and quince. A lingering finish spun with spice adds to the complex, elegant nature. Pair with cheeses, foie gras.
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