Hungary (Tokaj) Flashcards
(20 cards)
Describe the climate in Tokaj
Warm continental climate with long humid autumns
Name the 2 rivers in Tokaj
Tizsa River
Bodrog River
Name the mountain in Tokaj
Carpathian Mountains
Name the soils in Tokaj
Volcanic loess and clay
Name the grapes of Tokaj
Furmint
Harslevelu Sargamuskotaly (Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains)
Zeta
Koverszolo
Kabar
Define aszu in Tokaj
Grape affected by botrytis cinerea (noble rot)
Noble rot in Hungary is called…
aszusodas
In Tokaj, aszu grapes are picked and stored in..
puttony (hold roughly 25kg)
Oak cask in Hungary is called…
gonc
Gonc can hold up to…
136 liters
Describe the making of Tokaji Aszu
Made from grapes from same Tokaji Szamorodni vineyards.
Some grapes are left in vine to be affected by botrytis cinerea, turning them into Aszu grapes.
Aszu grape in puttony is pressed into paste and mixed with the must from non-aszu grape in gonc.
Therefore, 5 puttonyos has about 100-125kg (25kgx5) of the concentrated mixture added to the 136 liters of must.
The final sweetness of Tokaji Aszu is determined by…
the number of puttony added to gonc
State the minimum RS of Tokaji Aszu
Aszu 3 puttonyos - 120 g/L
Aszu 4 puttonyos - 120 g/L
*^declassified as Aszu 5 puttonyos from 2013 onwards
Aszu 5 puttonyos - 120 g/L
Aszu 6 puttonyos - 150 g/L
Aszuesszencia - 180 g/L (equivalent to 7-8 puttonyos)
Min abv and ageing requirement for Tokaji Aszu
min 9% abv
3 years, 1.5 years in oak
Describe the making of Tokaji Eszencia
Made from the free-run Aszu grape must coming out from the puttony.
Esszencia is also known as…
Naturesszencia
State the minimum RS of Naturesszencia
450 g/L
Describe the making of Tokaji Szamorodni
produced from mixture of aszu and non-aszu grapes.
State the style of Tokaji Szamorodni
Oxidative. May be edes (semi-sweet) szaras (dry).
Ageing requirement of Tokaji Szamorodni
6 months in oak
