Tokaj Flashcards
(46 cards)
What are the 2 main rivers with many tributaries in Tokaj?
- River Bodrog
- River Tisza
What are the 3 principal varieties of Tokaj, which are often blended?
- Furmint
- Hárslevelú
- Sárga Muskotály
What effect does part-filling casks have on the sweet style of Szamorodni?
It will not develop flor, but may have an oxidative character
What are the 5 steps of Tokaji Aszú production?
1) Base wine made from healthy grapes
2) Aszú berries are macerated in the base wine before, during or after maceration
3) Maceration lasts for 12-60 hours
4) The mixture is pressed
5) The wine is matured in oak
What is the modern trend for sweet Szamorodni production?
To completely fill casks, avoiding too much oxidation
Which aromatic Tokaj variety of the Hungarian version of Muscat Blanc à Petit Grains?
Sárga Muskotaly
Which Tokaj style:
- Young, simple, unoaked
- Mature and concentrated
- Often fermented and matured in new oak
Dry, without botrytis
How would Tokaji be labelled if the grapes had spent extended time on the vine? (Modern style)
Late harvest
What is the unit used to express the level of sweetness of Tokaji?
The puttony (basket)
What is the significance of the number of puttonyos?
It is the number of baskets of aszú grapes used to make a given wine
What is Tokaj’s climate?
Moderate continental
Where are Tokaj’s best vineyard sites?
Hillside slopes with southerly aspects
What, for Szamorodni, are:
1) Minimum ageing requirements
2) Release age
1) 1 year
2) 2 years
What size bottle in Tokaj for:
1) Dry wines
2) Sweet wines
1) 75cl bottles
2) 50cl bottles
Under traditional law, how much residual sugar is required for Tokaji Aszú Eszencia?
Minimum 180g/l
How many puttonyos are on the traditional scale?
3-6 puttonyos
For how long can Tokaji Eszencia nature and retain its freshness?
100 years or more
What determines the final sweetness of Tokaji Aszú?
The amount of aszú berries used in maceration
What do Tokaj’s rivers generate?
Early morning humidity and fog
Why are Tokaj’s dry wines increasingly important?
They allow producers to still produce wine in years with scarce noble rot
When were proposed new regulations introduced in Tokaj, to which some producers have been working?
2013 vintage
Why is Tokaji harvesting so labour-intensive?
The pickers must pass through the vineyard several times, either to wait for better noble rot development, or to select grapes at different stages of ripeness or rot development.
From what is Tokaji Eszencia made?
The free-run juice of aszú berries
What do traditional Tokaji laws dictate for:
1) Minimum ageing requirements
2) When a vintage can be released
1) 24 months in oak
2) From the January in the 4th year after the harvest
