What it pairs with

  • Apple cake with cinnamon
    The wine's dried-fruit and spice notes harmonise with the warm baked apple filling.
  • Mild goat's cheese with honeycomb
    Sweet Szamorodni's moderate sweetness pairs gently with soft cheese and floral honey.
  • Peach sorbet
    The wine's apricot and peach notes echo the stone-fruit dessert.

History

Szamorodni (from Polish 'samo rodni' meaning self-ripened) is made from whole unclustered bunches containing varying proportions of botrytised grapes. The sweet (édes) style contains more aszú berries. Bognár Pince has maintained both styles of Szamorodni alongside Aszú production.

  1. 2011 — Bognár Pince sweet Szamorodni first estate-certified

Facts

Producer
Bognár Pince
Grapes
Furmint, Hárslevelű
Classification
Tokaji Szamorodni Édes, Tokaj PDO
Oak
Aged in small Gönci barrels in cool underground cellar
ABV
12.0%
Price
€12-20 at retail
Drinking window
3-15 from vintage
First vintage
2011

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