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Dessert Wines
Tokaji Aszú
Hungary's historic sweet wine, made by adding botrytised aszú berries to a base wine and measured in puttonyos.
In detail
- Origin
- Tokaj, Hungary.
- Major regions
- Tokaj
- Grapes
- Furmint, Hárslevelű, Sárga Muskotály
- Flavour profile
- Orange marmalade, dried apricot, ginger, walnut and honey.
- Body
- Full
- Acidity
- Very high
- Sweetness
- Sweet to very sweet
Recommended Glass
Dessert Wine Glass
A notably small bowl on a slim stem, sized for the smaller pours that sweet wine calls for.
About this glass →Serving Temperature
10–12°C (50–54°F)
A little cooler than room temperature for reds; properly cold but not frozen for whites and sparkling.
Food Pairings
- Blue cheese
- Foie gras
- Walnut cake
- Caramelised desserts
- Duck
Notable examples & brands
- Royal Tokaji Mézes Mály
- Disznókő Aszú 6 Puttonyos
- Oremus