What it pairs with
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Foie gras torchon
The wine's acidity cuts through the richness of foie gras while matching its luxurious texture. -
Roquefort with walnuts
Blue cheese salt and funk find a counterpoint in the Aszú's dried-fruit sweetness. -
Peach tarte tatin
Stone-fruit desserts echo the Aszú's apricot and marmalade character.
History
The Mézes Mály vineyard (the name means 'honeyed slope') in Tarcal is classified first-class in the 1700 Rákóczi classification. Royal Tokaji vinified Mézes Mály separately from the estate's founding in 1990.
- 1990 — Royal Tokaji founded; Mézes Mály identified as a premier single-vineyard site
- 1993 — First Mézes Mály single-vineyard Aszú 6 puttonyos released
- 2000 — Mézes Mály established as flagship single-vineyard label of the estate
Facts
- Producer
- Royal Tokaji
- Grapes
- Furmint, Hárslevelű
- Classification
- Tokaj PDO
- Oak
- Aged in small Hungarian oak barrels (gönci) for 18-24 months
- ABV
- 9.5%
- Price
- €80-140 at retail
- Drinking window
- 10-40 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1993