ClassificationTokaj PDO
VarietalsFurmint, Hárslevelű, Sárga Muskotály
TastingCellar visits and tastings in Tolcsva by appointment.
NeighbourhoodTolcsva

Signature wines: Balassa Furmint, Balassa Szamorodni Édes

Tip: Tolcsva's deep historic cellar network runs for hundreds of metres through volcanic tuff; an atmospheric location for any tasting.

Book: Tokaj wine tasting with Aszú in a UNESCO Heritage Cellar Starts 8 km away · 4.5 from 6 reviews · from Ft 9,590

Cheese with Balassa Pince wines

Parenyica Our pick Parenyica is lightly smoked and, per the HÍR collection, pleasantly salty; the high acidity of an unoaked or lightly oaked dry Furmint refreshes the palate between bites and keeps the smoke from lingering. Dry Furmint (unoaked or lightly oaked), Tokaj: Balassa Furmint
Gomolya Our pick Gomolya is a fresh cheese, eaten plain, grilled or kept in spiced oil; the high acidity of an unoaked or lightly oaked dry Furmint cuts through the cheese and the oil. Dry Furmint (unoaked or lightly oaked), Tokaj: Balassa Furmint

Location

Address: Tolcsva, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary, Tokaj

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Harsányi Pince ★ 3.8

Tokaj PDOFurmint, HárslevelűSátoraljaújhely

Harsányi Pince is a family producer in Sátoraljaújhely, the northernmost town of the Tokaj appellation bordering Slovakia, growing Furmint and Hárslevelű on sheltered south-facing terraces in the appellation's coolest zone.

Tasting: Family winery in Sátoraljaújhely; visits by prior arrangement.

Signature wines: Harsányi Pince Furmint, Harsányi Pince Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos

Tip: Sátoraljaújhely is the most northerly village of the appellation; wines from here show a more restrained, higher-acid profile than those from the sunnier Mád basin.

Papp Pince ★ 3.9

Tokaj PDOFurmint, Hárslevelű, Sárga MuskotályTarcal

Papp Pince is a family producer in Tarcal growing Furmint, Hárslevelű and Sárga Muskotály on south-facing volcanic terraces that define this village's fuller, more concentrated style of wine.

Tasting: Family winery; visits by prior arrangement in Tarcal.

Signature wines: Papp Pince Furmint, Papp Pince Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos

Tip: Tarcal's Mézes Mály (Honey Meadow) is among the historically classified first-class dűlők; ask which plots the family tends during any visit.

Tokaj Hétszőlő ★ 4.1

Tokaj PDOFurmint, Hárslevelű, Sárga MuskotályMád

Tokaj Hétszőlő, now part of the Grand Tokaj family, takes its name from one of Mád's historically documented vineyard sites, producing Aszú from clay-volcanic soils documented since the 17th century.

Tasting: Part of the Grand Tokaj group; visits by arrangement via Grand Tokaj.

Signature wines: Tokaj Hétszőlős Furmint, Tokaj Hétszőlős Aszú 5 Puttonyos

Tip: The Hétszőlő name (seven vineyards) appears in historical Tokaj documents from the early 1600s; the estate carries the weight of the region's long documented viticultural history.

Szepsy Jr Pince ★ 4.7

Tokaj PDOFurmint, HárslevelűWinemaker István Szepsy Jr.Mád

István Szepsy Jr. continues the Szepsy family tradition at the Mád estate, producing single-vineyard Furmint and Aszú with the same rigorous approach to dűlő selection that defined the original Szepsy revival.

Tasting: Visits by appointment only in Mád.

Signature wines: Szepsy Jr. Nyulászó Furmint, Szepsy Jr. Aszú 6 Puttonyos

Tip: The father-and-son succession at Szepsy is one of the clearest examples of generational knowledge transfer in Tokaj winemaking.

Malatinszky Tokaj ★ 4.0

Tokaj PDOFurmint, HárslevelűMád

Malatinszky Tokaj produces mineral dry Furmint from Mád-area plots, complementing the same estate family known for reds from Villány; a rare dual-appellation Hungarian producer.

Tasting: Visits by appointment; estate also produces at Villány.

Signature wines: Malatinszky Tokaj Furmint, Malatinszky Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos

Tip: A useful comparative tasting when combined with Villány reds to understand the span of Hungarian wine from volcanic north to limestone south.

Dorógi Pince ★ 3.8

Tokaj PDOFurmint, HárslevelűBodrogkisfalud

Dorógi Pince is a small family winery in Bodrogkisfalud producing dry Furmint and Aszú from clay-volcanic slopes bordering the Bodrog river, where autumn fog reliably creates botrytis conditions.

Tasting: Family winery; visits by appointment.

Signature wines: Dorógi Pince Furmint, Dorógi Pince Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos

Tip: A classic small-producer experience in a village that receives far fewer visitors than Mád or Tokaj town.

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