Deep amber in colour, with darker rim. Burnished orange, dried apricot, jellied quince, dark honey, early emerging mature notes of nuts, possibly figs. There was a good balance of freshness, high sweetness and delineation, very enjoyable. ****+
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Un Tokay qui affiche une belle robe aux reflets abricotés - orangés. Un nez sur la mangue, le miel, la mandarine, le kumquat. Un jus épais avec des larmes épaisses et lentes, une matière riche portée par une belle acidité qui donne à cette liqueur ses lettres de noblesse de grand vins. Sirupeux compagnon d’une tarte feuilletée sur lit de crème d’amandes aux pêches rôties et framboises. Un bel accord. Prochaine bouteille à voir dans 10 ans, ce vin semble immortel.
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Amber look. Very nutty early on with dried apricot roll and quince marmelade. Quite an evolved nose for this style. Honeyed with an unctuous, seductive mouthfeel. Still bursting with energy as proof of the long life ahead.
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Andrew's and Howard's birthday dinner (Hippopotamus Restaurant, Wellington): I picked this as a Tokaji and it performed very well up against the 2007 Climens and my creme brûlée. Deep gold colour. An attractive, expressive nose of spices, apricot, candied mandarin and glycerol. On the palate there is real concentration and power here. Decadent and opulent, with gobs of fruit, but with good acidity. There were orange marmalade, peach and candied citrus fruit flavours, but also Asian spices and minerals, providing complexity. Rich and very sweet, but not overdone or cloying. An excellent Tokaji, no hurry to drink here.
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A Taste of Piedmonte in Switzerland (Bern): Nose of honey, apricot, nuts, and botrytis. Orange peel, honey, honeysuckle, and apricot on the body, with great acidity. Very enjoyable!
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Barolo-Barbaresco 2001 (and perhaps older...). (Bern): Once more a great showing. Complex, sweet (not too much) and refreshing too. Quince jam and citrus on the palate, as it warms up in the glass a mineral, smoky note too. On the nose I still get tea leaves mainly, even some oregano, perhaps... with the sweetness of dried apricots.
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Fantastic visit and tasting with Laszlo Meszaros of Tokaj Disznoko (Disznoko Tokay Hungary): This was a slight let down after the pristine heights of the 2002, but nonetheless a very good drink. Just rather edgy in comparison. But let's forget the 2002 and focus on the merits: acacia and honied notes, tobacco leaf minerality, and candied citrus, more orange than lemon - and a long finish. Grab some foie gras and go to town.
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Drunk over dinner with friends, no formal TN. Finished the bottle four days later. Beautiful, already evolved, with subdued sweetness and tea leaves on the nose. Lovely balance between sweetness (not very high) and acidity on the palate with fantastic freshness. The finish is all on apricots. Delicious and it improved over four days. ****
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Disznoko Tasting (Taberna Wine Bar, Singapore): Dark bronze and very showy on the nose. Much more lively acidity compared to the 2000. The racy acidity imparts a freshness which masks any signs of excess sweetness. Finish was stunningly long and satisfying. Would pair well with some fruit-based desserts. Excellent and quantitatively equal to the 2000 depending on which style you prefer.
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geel oranje van kleur, veel indrukken in de neus, oosterse tonen, kruidig, sinaasappel, honing, zeer divers, smaak is prachtig in balans, naast het heerlijke zoet zijn er ook de frisse zuren, indrukwekkend
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Disznoko Tokaji wine tasting dinner (Dewa bateau, Jebel Ali Resort): Deep amber, intense nose of dried fruits, candied apple, sweet spice. Dry, high acidity, peaches, apricot, candied orange peel, racy cutting acidity balancing the sweetness and intense flavours. Full bodied with great complex, long long finish, continues to reveal different flavours. Very good.
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Budapest Wine festival (29 TN inside!!) (Budapest (H)): Brilliant amber yellow. Intense aromas of dried and candy fruits, honey. Sweet, but with a good acidity: very well balanced, with a long finish!! Will age for years to come. 11,5%. WS: 92 [2004]
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WFA 2009; 10/22/2009-10/28/2009: A boomzful of oriental spices, scented talcum powder on the nose. Outstandingly fresh lemon lime acidity cutting though a richly endowed korean citron tea, mangoes, sweet apricots palate. The finish is mouthwateringly beckoning to the senses with a sparkling twist on the toungue. I appreciate this wine more everytime I taste it. The acidity has become better married to a more developed complex palate.
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Cabernets and Tokaji (Imperial Treasure Suntec & Denise Rail Mall): Kero nose on the fore followed by dried mangoes and dried oranges. In fact, I get an orange fruit tea aroma. V nice. Lemon orange acidity with grapefruit freshness and zingyness. Excellent acidity making it a v lively dessert wine. Just a touch of nuttyness but mostly this is just so fresh.
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Disznókó tasting (Denise, Rail Mall): Gorgeous. A much deeper gold colour than the 2000 5 puttonyos. Nose was deep and complex, with little aged notes of kerosene, tons and tons of orange peel, stewed tie guang ying Chinese tea, creamy, dried mangoes, musk, all melded together into a lovely melange of smells. I loved it. Fantastic balance on the palate, musk, honey, tons of sweetness, but all balance with citrus notes like mandarins oranges bursting on the mouth, ripe lemons and a lovely mineral backbone. Finish had tons of strength, with lingers of orange pips, lemon zesty. Acid was a little bracing at times, suggesting that the wine has a long way to go. Otherwise, fantastic. Every bit as good as I remembered it. Maybe even better.
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Impromptu Icon Gathering (Denise @ Icon): Beautiful yellow gold. Fresh zingy aromas of mandarin oranges and honeysuckle. Extremely fresh on the palate with fresh mandarin oranges, apricots and pink grapefruit but without the bitterness. Not as sweet as botrytised sauternes but I love it for its fresh acidity married with al dente sweetness. Finally, a dessert wine for diabetics!
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Impromptu Gathering @ The Icon (Denise Wines, The Icon): Beautiful golden colour. This was incredible from the first sniff - fig jam, raisin, nectar, butterscotch, some coconut notes. Complex, layered and absolutely yummy smelling. Every bit as good one the palate, with flavours of nectar, raisin, figs, layers of butterscotch, all tumbling over one another. When the very best choirs sing, you get many voices melding into one glorious tone. That was how I felt with this wine - it was complex, with a nice, defined structure, showing super fresh acid and a strong, almost rubbery grip with tons of dry extract, all giving the wine great shape and delineation. Yet the flavours were so wonderfully integrated that it just sang in one wonderful flow, layered with lovely rich tones. Yummy.
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The New Face of Hungary (Manchester): 1999 was an excellent vintage, possibly the best of the 1990s. This has 165 g/l of residual sugar and 12.8 g/l of acidity. It has a very gentle nose – less obvious than the late harvest furmint – with gentle apricot fruit. It has sweet, fresh golden fruit flavours, but with some very serious acidity. Very elegant, almost refreshing, were if not for a somewhat lip smacking quality. Very Good+.
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Dark gold, brilliant. Open and aromatic. Really sweet tasting (~170 g/L), and not enough acidity to balance it well, in spite of the TA=11.5 g/L. Some pleasant oak tannins were evident, improving the balance and adding to the complexity. Great length.
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7/21/2021 - MAOC wrote:
Deep amber in colour, with darker rim. Burnished orange, dried apricot, jellied quince, dark honey, early emerging mature notes of nuts, possibly figs. There was a good balance of freshness, high sweetness and delineation, very enjoyable. ****+
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7/16/2020 - stefad Likes this wine: 95 Points
Un Tokay qui affiche une belle robe aux reflets abricotés - orangés. Un nez sur la mangue, le miel, la mandarine, le kumquat. Un jus épais avec des larmes épaisses et lentes, une matière riche portée par une belle acidité qui donne à cette liqueur ses lettres de noblesse de grand vins. Sirupeux compagnon d’une tarte feuilletée sur lit de crème d’amandes aux pêches rôties et framboises. Un bel accord. Prochaine bouteille à voir dans 10 ans, ce vin semble immortel.
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8/26/2018 - Aleks Che Likes this wine: 95 Points
4.5.
Ideal balanced tokaj which find harmonic between powerful sweetness and the same high acidity. Dried apricots and apple-nuts paste. Chic!
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7/5/2015 - Umay Ceviker wrote: 93 Points
Amber look. Very nutty early on with dried apricot roll and quince marmelade. Quite an evolved nose for this style. Honeyed with an unctuous, seductive mouthfeel. Still bursting with energy as proof of the long life ahead.
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11/12/2014 - HowardNZ Likes this wine: 94 Points
Andrew's and Howard's birthday dinner (Hippopotamus Restaurant, Wellington): I picked this as a Tokaji and it performed very well up against the 2007 Climens and my creme brûlée. Deep gold colour. An attractive, expressive nose of spices, apricot, candied mandarin and glycerol. On the palate there is real concentration and power here. Decadent and opulent, with gobs of fruit, but with good acidity. There were orange marmalade, peach and candied citrus fruit flavours, but also Asian spices and minerals, providing complexity. Rich and very sweet, but not overdone or cloying. An excellent Tokaji, no hurry to drink here.
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10/25/2014 - dpolivy wrote: 92 Points
A Taste of Piedmonte in Switzerland (Bern): Nose of honey, apricot, nuts, and botrytis. Orange peel, honey, honeysuckle, and apricot on the body, with great acidity. Very enjoyable!
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10/25/2014 - gilrbo Likes this wine:
Barolo-Barbaresco 2001 (and perhaps older...). (Bern): Once more a great showing. Complex, sweet (not too much) and refreshing too.
Quince jam and citrus on the palate, as it warms up in the glass a mineral, smoky note too. On the nose I still get tea leaves mainly, even some oregano, perhaps... with the sweetness of dried apricots.
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8/30/2014 - Justin7 Likes this wine: 96 Points
Vibrant, lots of fruits, richness of aromas. Superb!
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8/23/2014 - gilrbo Likes this wine:
Fantastic as usual.
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3/3/2014 - PanosKakaviatos Likes this wine: 90 Points
Fantastic visit and tasting with Laszlo Meszaros of Tokaj Disznoko (Disznoko Tokay Hungary): This was a slight let down after the pristine heights of the 2002, but nonetheless a very good drink. Just rather edgy in comparison. But let's forget the 2002 and focus on the merits: acacia and honied notes, tobacco leaf minerality, and candied citrus, more orange than lemon - and a long finish. Grab some foie gras and go to town.
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10/19/2013 - gilrbo Likes this wine:
Drunk over dinner with friends, no formal TN.
Finished the bottle four days later.
Beautiful, already evolved, with subdued sweetness and tea leaves on the nose.
Lovely balance between sweetness (not very high) and acidity on the palate with fantastic freshness. The finish is all on apricots.
Delicious and it improved over four days.
****
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3/17/2012 - Dbrane wrote: 89 Points
Disznoko Tasting (Taberna Wine Bar, Singapore): Dark bronze and very showy on the nose. Much more lively acidity compared to the 2000. The racy acidity imparts a freshness which masks any signs of excess sweetness. Finish was stunningly long and satisfying. Would pair well with some fruit-based desserts. Excellent and quantitatively equal to the 2000 depending on which style you prefer.
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12/26/2011 - Biglama wrote: 95 Points
geel oranje van kleur, veel indrukken in de neus, oosterse tonen, kruidig, sinaasappel, honing, zeer divers, smaak is prachtig in balans, naast het heerlijke zoet zijn er ook de frisse zuren, indrukwekkend
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4/27/2011 - Barolo Raymond wrote: 92 Points
Disznoko Tokaji wine tasting dinner (Dewa bateau, Jebel Ali Resort): Deep amber, intense nose of dried fruits, candied apple, sweet spice. Dry, high acidity, peaches, apricot, candied orange peel, racy cutting acidity balancing the sweetness and intense flavours. Full bodied with great complex, long long finish, continues to reveal different flavours. Very good.
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9/10/2010 - quaglia wrote: 89 Points
Budapest Wine festival (29 TN inside!!) (Budapest (H)): Brilliant amber yellow. Intense aromas of dried and candy fruits, honey. Sweet, but with a good acidity: very well balanced, with a long finish!! Will age for years to come. 11,5%. WS: 92 [2004]
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12/21/2009 - SimonG wrote:
Keith's Christmas Ledbury Bash (The Ledbury, London): Lovely bright old gold colour; fresh orange and marmelade nose. Fresh attack, lovely orange fruit, very sweet but gorgeous acidity; perfect poise. ****1/2
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10/27/2009 - Alex H wrote: 89 Points
WFA 2009; 10/22/2009-10/28/2009: A boomzful of oriental spices, scented talcum powder on the nose. Outstandingly fresh lemon lime acidity cutting though a richly endowed korean citron tea, mangoes, sweet apricots palate. The finish is mouthwateringly beckoning to the senses with a sparkling twist on the toungue. I appreciate this wine more everytime I taste it. The acidity has become better married to a more developed complex palate.
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7/15/2009 - Alex H wrote: 86 Points
Cabernets and Tokaji (Imperial Treasure Suntec & Denise Rail Mall): Kero nose on the fore followed by dried mangoes and dried oranges. In fact, I get an orange fruit tea aroma. V nice. Lemon orange acidity with grapefruit freshness and zingyness. Excellent acidity making it a v lively dessert wine. Just a touch of nuttyness but mostly this is just so fresh.
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7/14/2009 - Paul S wrote: 94 Points
Disznókó tasting (Denise, Rail Mall): Gorgeous. A much deeper gold colour than the 2000 5 puttonyos. Nose was deep and complex, with little aged notes of kerosene, tons and tons of orange peel, stewed tie guang ying Chinese tea, creamy, dried mangoes, musk, all melded together into a lovely melange of smells. I loved it. Fantastic balance on the palate, musk, honey, tons of sweetness, but all balance with citrus notes like mandarins oranges bursting on the mouth, ripe lemons and a lovely mineral backbone. Finish had tons of strength, with lingers of orange pips, lemon zesty. Acid was a little bracing at times, suggesting that the wine has a long way to go. Otherwise, fantastic. Every bit as good as I remembered it. Maybe even better.
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1/29/2009 - Alex H wrote: 85 Points
Impromptu Icon Gathering (Denise @ Icon): Beautiful yellow gold. Fresh zingy aromas of mandarin oranges and honeysuckle. Extremely fresh on the palate with fresh mandarin oranges, apricots and pink grapefruit but without the bitterness. Not as sweet as botrytised sauternes but I love it for its fresh acidity married with al dente sweetness. Finally, a dessert wine for diabetics!
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1/29/2009 - Paul S wrote: 94 Points
Impromptu Gathering @ The Icon (Denise Wines, The Icon): Beautiful golden colour. This was incredible from the first sniff - fig jam, raisin, nectar, butterscotch, some coconut notes. Complex, layered and absolutely yummy smelling. Every bit as good one the palate, with flavours of nectar, raisin, figs, layers of butterscotch, all tumbling over one another. When the very best choirs sing, you get many voices melding into one glorious tone. That was how I felt with this wine - it was complex, with a nice, defined structure, showing super fresh acid and a strong, almost rubbery grip with tons of dry extract, all giving the wine great shape and delineation. Yet the flavours were so wonderfully integrated that it just sang in one wonderful flow, layered with lovely rich tones. Yummy.
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3/19/2007 - andrewstevenson.com wrote: 88 Points
The New Face of Hungary (Manchester): 1999 was an excellent vintage, possibly the best of the 1990s. This has 165 g/l of residual sugar and 12.8 g/l of acidity. It has a very gentle nose – less obvious than the late harvest furmint – with gentle apricot fruit. It has sweet, fresh golden fruit flavours, but with some very serious acidity. Very elegant, almost refreshing, were if not for a somewhat lip smacking quality. Very Good+.
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3/9/2006 - Barbara B wrote: 92 Points
Dark gold, brilliant. Open and aromatic. Really sweet tasting (~170 g/L), and not enough acidity to balance it well, in spite of the TA=11.5 g/L. Some pleasant oak tannins were evident, improving the balance and adding to the complexity. Great length.
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