2013 Royal Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos Red Border
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Tasted blind. Pale gold. Not 100% clean on the nose. Simple sweetness – fermented Spangles (hard candy)? Some chewiness though. (JR)
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Richard Hemming MW, jancisrobinson.com
Tamlyn Currin, jancisrobinson.com
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The 2013 Tokaji Blue Label 5-Puttonyos has a clean, floral bouquet. The very pure, well-balanced palate offers flavors of lemon curd, caramel, strawberry and a touch of almond and a core that is quite Sauternes-like, with dried honey, pineapple and a touch of quince that feels long and satisfying in the mouth. Tasted at the Royal Tokaji Company tasting in London.
75% Furmint, 25% Hárslevelü. Cold sample which may be why it doesn't smell of much. Piercing sweetness, piercing acidity. Apricot syrup. Wax. Rich, baroque, tremendously impressive. Carries the weight of tradition with gravitas. (TC)
RS 155.7 g/l, TA 7.9 g/l. More like honey than the caramel of the older vintages, interestingly. Sweetcorn, apple, peach – so well defined! Candied and floral. Remarkably rich and lengthy with zingy freshness on the finish. (RH)