Crown Estates

Tokaji Harslevelu 2000

Vintage

2000

Appellation

Tokaji

Varietals

Harslevelu

Vineyards

TTH’s own vineyards: Mad, Somos, Kintzem

Soils

Volcanic tufa, clay and loess

Winery

Szegi vinification site

Winemaker

Lajos Kuhn, Gabor Rakzaczi, Tania O’Sullivan

Wine advisers

Cellarworld International: Angela Muir and Liz Robertson

Analysis

alcohol: 13.2%

pH: 3.17

Total acidity 6.5 g/l

Residual sugar: 3 g/l

Production

the wine was made from selected hand picked just underripe grapes taken before the remaining grapes were allowed to produce Aszu grapes for the more classic styles. The juice was protected, cold settled and fermented using a range of slected yeast strains. A very light fining helped the wine to settle and clarify prior to final blending.

Colour

young, very pale green/straw.

Nose

delicate elderflower and lime tree blossom notes demonstrate exactly the characteristics that gave this grape type its name.

Taste

dry, fresh and charming with a little more underlying power than is apparent from the finely balanced gently floral style. This will be a gorgeous wine for Spring and summer drinking in the coming year.

Serve

chilled, this wine will be especially good with sea food such as shrimps, prawns and scallops. It can also be enjoyed on its own as an aperitif.