2011 Pajzos Tokaj Bin #016 Szamorodni

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 92 points

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  3/29/2024 - Tannatastic Likes this wine: 92 Points

  As noted before, very reminiscent of sherry, with a Manzanilla like base, overlayed with oxidative notes, quite 'unctuous' - suggesting sweetness - but there is none and a lingering faint scent of curry leaf. Long aftertaste.
  
  Hard to believe this wine can be had for under a tenner. Incredible complexity for the price, another TWS triumph.

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  3/29/2024 - Jithotw Likes this wine:

  Beautiful golden colour
  pronounced sherry-like aroma
  dry. med acid, low tannin, very refreshing, nutty, blend of sherry styles

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  3/20/2024 - rjsmall Likes this wine:

  Golden colour. Almonds, marzipan and a touch of citrus on nose. Rounded mouthfeel with flavours of citrus, marmalade with a long finish. Very interesting and enjoyable.

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  3/11/2024 - dcbell Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Super interesting wine, and one which because of its rather unusual nature seems to elicit lots of comparisons to other styles when people are trying to describe it. I certainly do get the comparisons to Sherry and other oxidative styles, but to describe in those terms feels like it’s robbing the wine of the consideration it deserves.
  
  There’s a really wide range of aromas on show - floral scents, orangey spritz, bruised apple, wet stones, rancio, and quite a particular note which I cannot describe but associate with the Greek spirit Tsipouro. It shifts in the glass but there’s a density to it as well. Completely dry and very intense in the mouth. Despite the absence of sugar there’s a kind of sweet and sour sensation, bitterness too. I get a lot of dried fruit, bitter pith, and tangy (almost fermented) flavours. Long finish.
  
  It certainly benefits from being drunk cellar cool, and paired super well with Comté and olives. Glad I have more.

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  1/16/2024 - DrDave88 Likes this wine:

  Fasctinating wine! Definite rancio sherry aromas (nutty, almonds, marzipan), shoe polishing kit! The palate has a suggestion of caramel and honey sweetness but is very linear and with a racy acidity. There is a suggestion of sugar and acid playing off against each other even though it is vinified dry

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