Furmint (Pušipel, Moslavac, Šipon, Mosler)

Blue label.  Always a treat to taste Tokaji, one the great historic dessert wines.  Light golden in color, clear and bright.  The nose has peaches, apricots and simple syrup. Full bodied and viscous.  Good acidity to counter the sweetness.  The palate has orange rind, apricots, and slight minty note.  Long finish with a slight bitter (orange rind) quality that works well.  It went well with slightly sweet cookies.  This will drink well for another twenty years.  

This was purchased in the summer of 2022 in Budapest.  It was opened at a local Hungarian restaurant.  Very nice showing.  Golden in color with a tinge of red, clear and bright.  The nose is great with honey, apricots, Crème brûlée, and a slight floral note.  Full bodied.  Viscous.  Good acidity.  On the palate, this is deep and complex.  Nots of apricots, honey, slight brown sugar and spice.  Long finish.  Delicious.  This was great on its own and works well with Hungarian Tortes.  Drink over the next twenty years.  

This is a blend of Furmint, Hárslevelű, Leányka, and Cserszegi Fűszeres, four white varietals.  Light golden in color, clear and bright.  The nose has  a nice minerality with a bit of peaches.  Medium bodied.  On the palate, this is past prime but still some peach fruit.  Moderate finish.  If you own a bottle, drink up.  Better with food at this point.  A nice wine with chicken paprikash.  

This is a new wine from the Szepsy family that is 100% Furmint.  The grapes are from the Hasznos, Bohomáj, Úrágya, Urbán and Nyulas vineyards.  It was fermented and aged in stainless steel tanks.  Gold in color, clear and bright.  The nose is tight but with air opens to show spice, minerals and salinity.  Viscous with good acidity.  On the palate, this is more about minerality with some citrus.  Nice finish.  This is drinking well now on its own and will work well with lighter foods such as Langos (deep fried flat breads with spreads).  Drink over the next three to five years.  Tasted at Di

One of the best wines from Hungary I have tasted.  Köves is the name of the vineyard.  Egri Csillag means star of Eger which comes from a legend about the lights coming from the Watchman's Huts protecting Hungary from the Turks in the 17th century.  This region has long been known for its reds known as Bulls Blood but apparently a few hundred years ago, the whites were more prominent.  It is an organic blend of 60% Hárslevelű, and 40% Furmint.  Golden in color, clear and bright.  The nose is complex and perfumed.  Spicy with wintergreen, alfalfa and gun powder.  Medium bodied.  On the palat

This is a dry wine made from mostly Furmint in Hungary.  It is actually a blend of 85% Furmint, 7% Hárslevelű, 5% Yellow Muscat and 3% Kabar.  Pale golden in color, clear and bright.  The nose has nice peach notes with a bit of a floral quality.  Medium bodied with a slightly oily texture.  On the palate, the peach comes thru with a strong but balanced acidity.  Some depth.  Tasty.  Long finish.  One of those wines that seems familiar but not quite.  drink over the next couple of years.  At under $20, it is a nice value and a strong buy for summer sipping on its own or with lighter foods. 

Honestly, expectations were very low for this.  From a 250ml bottle.  In the bottle, it looked like balsamic vinegar but once poured it was more the color of iced tea.  Clear and bright.  If served blind, the guess would be Vin Santo.  The nose is nutty with caramel but also a slight honey and pear.  Medium to full bodied but viscous.  On the palate, this is just barely sweet.  More like semi-sweet.  Caramel and nutty flavors with some burnt cashew notes.  Some acidity.  Moderate finish.  Certainly a respectable showing at age 33 from a 250ml bottle!  

This made from Furmint grapes in Hungary.  Light gold in color with slight green hues, clear and bright.  The nose is nice.  Clean, no diesel notes notes.  Scents of lemons, limes and pears with good minerality.  Medium bodied.  On the palate, this has nice pear fruit with underlying minerals.  Fresh and lively acidity.  Long finish.  It would be interesting to do a vertical to see how these age, but tasting this young was a pleasure for the clean and lively taste.  Drink alone or with food.  Salads or lighter seafood would work well.  Drink over the next three to five years.  

Royal Tokaji Wine Co.

This is a very interesting wine made from 56% Hárslevelű and 44% Furmint organic grapes.  The vineyard, Lishegy dates back to at least 1686.  The wine was aged for 12 months in 500L Hungarian oak barrels.  2007 is a recent release.  It is a dry wine with 12.1% abv.  Golden in color, clear and bright.  The nose has apricots and minerals and what might best be described as a "woody" scent.  Not quite oak.  There is also a very slight diesel note.  On the palate, this has tart quince with some limes.  A viscous texture.  Dry.  Long finish.  A very interesting wine that improved great with some