What it pairs with

  • Comté with fig jam
    The wine's sweetness and acidity harmonise with the nutty cheese and sweet fig.
  • Hungarian túrós rétes (curd cheese strudel)
    The wine's sweetness and acidity echo the tangy-sweet cheese filling.
  • Roasted goose liver
    Rich goose liver and Aszú sweetness are a traditional Hungarian pairing.

History

The Várhelyi family's Tokaj town cellar allows Aszú production from purchased aszú berries from plots across the PDO alongside their own estate fruit; a practice common among smaller town-based producers in the region.

  1. 2013 — Várhelyi Pince first Aszú 5 Puttonyos certified under post-2013 PDO rules

Facts

Producer
Várhelyi Pince
Grapes
Furmint, Hárslevelű
Classification
Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos, Tokaj PDO
Oak
Gönci barrel maturation in volcanic-tuff cellar
ABV
11.0%
Price
€20-35 at retail
Drinking window
5-25 from vintage
First vintage
2013

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