Tokaji Furmint 2000

Vintage

2000

Appellation

Tokaji

Varietals

93% Furmint, 7% Harslevelu

Vineyards

Owned by TTH

Soils

clay, loess over volcanic tufa

Winery

Szegi vinification site

Winemaker

Lajos Kuhn, Gabor Rakzaczi, Tania O’Sullivan

Wine advisers

Cellarworld International: Angela Muir and Liz Robertson

Analysis

alcohol: 13.3%

pH: 3.21

Total acidity 6.5g/l

Residual sugar 4 g/l

Production

The vintage took place in almost perfect Autumn conditions: apart from some early rain, October and November remained fine and dry. The wine was made from selected hand picked grapes at differing levels of ripeness from just barely approaching ripeness to almost overripe and beginning to shrivel, designed to add some freshness and complexity to the finished wine. Cold static settling and cool controlled fermentation using a range of different yeast types were followed by a very light fining to encourage the wines to settle. One ferment was left slightly sweet so that the natural residual sugar would balance the fresh acidity.

Colour

young, pale green/straw.

Nose

appetising green, ferny notes lift a very clean, lemon/lime bouquet.

Taste

a pleasantly crisp, clean note of acidity runs through the excellent length of this wine. It has a surprisingly rounded texture on the palate, enhanced by a very aromatic, zesty, citrussy character.

Serve

lightly chilled with classic fish dishes.