1959 | The Royal Tokaji Company | Aszu 4 Puttonyos Hungarian State Wine Cellars (Half Liter) $999.99

Detailed Description
Aszu 4 Puttonyos derives its rich, copper colour and depth of sweetness from Botrytis-affected grapes, with its intense aromas and flavours of honey and apricots.
Producer Information
The Royal Tokaji Company is a relatively recent addition to the ranks of Tokaj producers, having been founded in the Hungarian village of Mád in 1990. Acclaimed wine writer Hugh Johnson teamed up with Ben Howkins and winemaker Peter Vinding-Diers as founders after Johnson found the region to be not meeting its potential. Now, it is one of the most famous producers in the region. The range at the Royal Tokaji Company has everything from a dry Furmint to minute quantities of the luscious – and rare – Essencia. This Essencia can be fermented for up to eight years, resulting in a wine with less than 3 percent alcohol and sugar levels reaching up to 85 percent on any given year. A First Growth Nyulászó vineyard wine is included as well as single-vineyard bottlings from each of the five vineyards the company owns. Royal Tokaji focuses on the grape varieties Furmint, Hárslevelú and Muscat, which are grown in the estate’s top vineyards. The Mézes Mály vineyard is classified the highest as a Great First Growth, with Nyulászó, Szt Tamás and Betsek judged First Growths, and Birsalmás a second growth. These vineyards were classified at the end of the 17th Century by Prince Rakoczi of Hungary, well before the 1855 classification of Bordeaux.