Szepsy Tokaji Furmint Szent Tamas '46
HU002-22
Revolution Wine Merchants
Szepsy Tokaji Furmint Szent Tamas '46
Tokaji , Hungary
| Type: | General |
| Varietals: | Tokaji Furmint |
| Region: | Tokaji |
| Vineyard Size: | Szepsy farms 11 hectares here but produces dry wine from less than one hectare. |
| Planted: | 1954-2015 |
| Farming Methods: | Hand-harvested |
| Soil: | Layers of red clay, iron-rich clay, feldspar and other porous rock, sandy quartz and tuffeau. |
| Climate: | A vey dry season, starting with a warm winter and a record dry spring and summer. Harvest was the second earliest on the family records, starting August 21st. |
| Fermentation: | Selected yeast, in new 300L barrels |
| Winemaker: | István Szepsy |
| Elevage: | 7 months in new 300L oak barrels. |
| ABV | 14.0% | Sizes | 750ml |
ABOUT THIS BOTTLE
Szent Tamás is a fascinating terroir in the Szepsy range - quite steeply sloped, the soil here is an Alsace-like amalgam of iron-rich clay, feldspar and other porous rock, sandy quartz and tuffeau. The concentration here in this warm dry vintage is impressive, with ripe stone fruit, sweet citrus and beeswax, with good spine and crunch.
