Szepsy Tokaji Furmint Urban '73
HU003-21
Revolution Wine Merchants
Szepsy Tokaji Furmint Urban '73
Tokaji , Hungary
| Type: | General |
| Varietals: | Furmint |
| Region: | Tokaji |
| Vineyard Size: | 34 ha |
| Planted: | 1936 |
| Farming Methods: | Hand-harvested |
| Total Production: | 1,046 bottles |
| Soil: | Volcanic soils of quartz and rhyolite, with thin gravelly topsoil. |
| Climate: | A gentle winter, followed by a cold spring and then a hot summer punctuated by heavy storms. An unusually cold August led to mid-September harvest and very classic ripeness levels. |
| Fermentation: | Selected yeast, in new 300L barrels |
| Winemaker: | István Szepsy |
| Elevage: | 300L oak barrels |
| ABV | 14.0% | Sizes | 750ml |
ABOUT THIS BOTTLE
One of several truly brilliant dry Furmints produced at Szepsy, Urbán 73 comes from a tiny piece of a 42 hectare parcel. The rocky volcanic soils here are steep and intensely rocky. The resulting wine is marked vintage after vintage by its density of extract and bracing acidity. An incredibly fine version of dry Tokaji!
