It Starts With A Grape

Tokaji, Hungary, is primarily known for its desert wines. Furmint, which is actually the type of grape used to produce this wine, takes very well to Botrytis, aka: Noble Rot, and therefor is a prime candidate for exceptional desert wines. It happens to be the most widely planted white grape varietal in Hungary, and also goes by the names Mosler and Sipon in Austria and Slovania respectively. That being said, this is not a desert wine. History lesson over, on to the review!

Its a stunning and vibrant, yet deep, gold in color, and fairly heavy in consistency, this ones stick’in to the glass! The first thing to hit me, compliments its ultra fragrant nose, was clove, mmm spicy, fallowed by freshly sliced, super ripe strawberries, and just a flutter of crisp garden fresh green beans. It gracefully coats the mouth in a creamy, luscious wave of velvet, delivering such delicious flavors as poached pear lightly seasoned with cinnamon. Next comes a refreshing zing of lemon/lime zest, making for the perfect balance to the heavy, creamy body this white posses as a result of secondary fermentation and barrel aging. As if that weren’t enough to wow your taste buds, there’s also flavors of home canned peach and fresh mango, with a lengthy finish of spiced apple pie. As for food, I’m going with broiled scallops on this one, simply done with butter, lemon, wine, and just a touch of rosemary. I could also see it working very with a white seafood chowder, given its full bodied, creamy texture.