Description of Tokaji Oremus Aszu 3 Puttonyos
Tokaji Oremus Aszu 3 Puttonyos is a wine that comes from
Hungary, specifically from the mythical Tokaji region.
For the production of this sweet wine, bunches of grapes are selected from the typical varieties in this category and indigenous to the area:
furmint,
hárslevelü and sárgamuskotály and zéta.
Category 3 Puttonyos involves a significant proportion of grapes attacked by Botrytis Cynerea, the fungus responsible for what is known as "noble rot". This fungus causes the grapes to dehydrate slowly, thus concentrating a large quantity of sugars and preserving all their acid potential.
To the must that fits in a "de Gönc" barrel, i.e. 136 litres, we add three 23kg cuévanos (in Hungarian: "puttony") of Aszú noble berries. We macerate the Aszú noble berries with the must and then wait a day or two for the berries to swell and go to the press.
A wine considered "of kings" for centuries, it is the perfect accompaniment to the best foie gras and terrines, as well as to intensely flavoured cheeses and countless desserts.