Royal Tokaji
Betsek 1st Growth 6 Puttonyos Tokaji
Betsek hill is a celebrated First Growth vineyard located in the Mád basin. Its volcanic bedrock is overlaid with rich clay mixed with dark, almost black, humus soil and chalk-white minerals. Only the best Aszú berries with good structure and perfect botrytis were are selected and the reulting wine is a bespoke example of this terrior.
Vintage Factsheets
Betsek hill is a celebrated First Growth vineyard located in the Mád basin. Its volcanic bedrock is overlaid with rich clay mixed with dark, almost black soil and chalk-white minerals. Royal Tokaji owns 15ha of south-facing parcels planted with Furmint and Hárslevelű vines with an average age of around 50 years.
- Region
- Tokaj
- Appellation
- Tokaj
- Varietal Composition
- Furmint, Harslevelu
- Aging
- The excellent Aszú berries with good structure and perfect botrytis were macerated in fermenting must for two days. After pressing and finishing fermentation in barrel, the wines were filled into Hungarian oak casks in our extensive, deep underground cellars to mature for over two years. After pressing, the settled wines were filled into Hungarian oak casks in our extensive, deep underground cellars to mature for over two years.
- Alcohol
- 10.38%
This wine shows typical black pepper and orange zest character, vibrant honey and grapefruit on the palate with a long, spicy finish.
Decanter
93 Points
2018
"Dried jasmine tea, fragrant vanilla, citrus peel and yellow fruits on the nose. Sourced from the crescent moon-shaped site with black volcanic topsoil, the Betsek 2018 is more mineral and restrained compared to the producer's other single-vineyard offerings. On the palate, the limpid acidity serves as the backbone, seasoned with ginger spices. Citrus zest and dried apricot lead to roasted nuts on the finish."
— Sylvia Wu, 2024
