Structure

Sweetnesssweet
Oakoak aged

Drinking window

Best 20 to 100 years from vintage.
vintage20 yrs100 yrs102 yrs

Critic scores

No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.

What it pairs with

  • Sipped alone as a meditation
    The rarity and concentration of Eszencia makes solo contemplation the primary occasion.
  • With a single square of 70% dark chocolate
    Intense bittersweet chocolate is one of the few things not overwhelmed by Eszencia's concentration.

How to serve Disznókő Eszencia

Allow 5 minutes from open to pour.

  1. Open and pour. Open and pour directly. No decanting required for this style.
  2. Serve at 8-12°C. Cellar temperature (8-12°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
  3. Glassware. Use a small dessert-wine glass (3-5oz pour): the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
  4. Pair with. Sipped alone as a meditation, With a single square of 70% dark chocolate. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.

History

Eszencia (Essence) is the rarest Tokaj category: only the gravity-drained free-run juice of individually selected botrytised Aszú berries, with residual sugar of 450-900 g/l. Disznókő produces it only in exceptional vintages. Historically it was considered medicinal and reserved for the Habsburg court.

  1. 1999: Disznókő's first Eszencia vintage released commercially
  2. 2007: Disznókő Eszencia produced in the outstanding 2007 vintage

Facts

Producer
Disznókő · visiting guide
Grapes
Furmint, Hárslevelű
Classification
Tokaj PDO
Oak
Slow fermentation and ageing in small oak; very low alcohol
ABV
3.0%
Price
€200-600 per 100ml at retail
Drinking window
20-100 from vintage
First vintage
1999

Frequently asked about Disznókő Eszencia

When should I drink Disznókő Eszencia?

Drink 20-100 from vintage. Young vintages benefit from 30-90 minutes of decanting; mature bottles should be handled carefully for sediment.

What food pairs with Disznókő Eszencia?

Sipped alone as a meditation is the canonical pairing; With a single square of 70% dark chocolate is the other strong match. The rarity and concentration of Eszencia makes solo contemplation the primary occasion.

What grapes are in Disznókő Eszencia?

The blend is Furmint, Hárslevelű. The wine is classified as Tokaj PDO.

Tags

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