Community Tasting Note

• sweetstuff wrote: 93 points

  May 21, 2018 - 1993 Royal Tokaji Wine Co. Tokaji Aszú 6 Puttonyos Szt. Tamás; 10 pabv; Wilson Daniels, St. Helena, CA. $93.60/500 ml. Cork-finished; Coravin into Le Taster at first.
  
  A deep tawny virago of a wine, many shades deeper than others in series; almost stopped me from buying it due to the darkness of the color. However, I know that other botrytis wines can be quite variable iln color from one bottle to the other, and yet not always suffer for it. Lots of sheeting on sides of glass but no tearing at all.
  
  My only experience with a dark one of this vineyard and ripeness level was the 1995, and that was certainly not representative of the best of this Company. How did this do at 26 years?
  
  There are a lot of darker notes in the nose: lowest elements wood resin, caramel, chocolate, and fine bitter orange; then tingly spearmint, vanilla, light terpentine/pine notes and other high-toned elements showing some of the complexity and delicacy of the 1993 Nyulaszo (but in an entirely different organoleptic package).
  
  Palate confirms the above with brioche, juicy acids, and, surprisingly, restrained residual sugar, possibly due to good long cellaring. Persistent, with juicy, slightly smoky, sweetly malty finish. 93/100. Drink now or hold. Excellent with 'Life in Provence' boucherolle cheese, spread on thin rice crackers.

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