What it pairs with
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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.
- 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