Royal Tokaji Szt. Tamás Aszú 6 Puttonyos

What it pairs with

• Roasted pumpkin soup with cream
  Nuttiness and spice in the wine echo the roasted pumpkin; acidity lightens the cream.
• Almond tart
  Marzipan and toasted hazelnut notes in the wine align with the almond filling.
• Époisses de Bourgogne
  Washed-rind cheese pungency is tempered by the wine's sweetness and fruit lift.

How to serve Royal Tokaji Szt. Tamás Aszú 6 Puttonyos

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. Roasted pumpkin soup with cream, Almond tart, Époisses de Bourgogne. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.

History

Szt. Tamás (St. Thomas) is one of Mád's three first-class classified vineyards, the others being Nyulászó and Király. Royal Tokaji has bottled it as a single-vineyard Aszú since the estate's earliest commercial vintages.

1. 1993: First Szt. Tamás single-vineyard Aszú release
2. 2005: Szt. Tamás identified as the estate's consistently spice-forward dűlő expression

Facts

Producer

Royal Tokaji · visiting guide

Grapes

Furmint, Hárslevelű

Classification

Tokaj PDO

Oak

Aged in gönci oak for 18-24 months

ABV

9.5%

Price

€70-110 at retail

Drinking window

10-35 from vintage

First vintage

1993

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