Préselő Tokaji Furmint

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⚘ Indigenous Grape

Varieties: 100% Furmint
Region/Country: Tokaji, Hungary
ABV: 11.5% 
Serving Temp: Chilled (pull out of the fridge 30 minutes before serving)

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TASTING NOTES:
Nose: Petrol, linalool, gravel, over-ripe apple → apple sauce, clementine pith, lemon zest, green pear and gravel/limestone minerality

Palate: The fruits that present over-ripe on the nose present under-ripe on the palate – delightful! Well-structured with tingly acidity

 

FOOD PAIRING RECOMMENDATION:
Chili-rubbed shrimp w/ citrus
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Yellow dal with mango pickle
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Grilled chicken kebab skewers w/ sumac

 

ASHWIN'S REFLECTION:
Tokaj was historically most recognized for sweet white wines, but there has been a shift taking place in the Hungarian powerhouse region for some time now—not a complete 180° by any stretch but a noticeable shift nonetheless to some dry white wines being produced from the same grapes used in the more famous sweet wines. And while I love the concentrated, botrytized Tokaji, I also very much enjoy the dry, table wine style, and I find it, unsurprisingly, much more versatile and drinkable. Egészségedre (cheers in Hungarian)!