Bott Pince Tokaji Aszú 2021

Judit Bott and her husband Jóska moved to Tokaj in 2000. Judit was a graduate of agricultural college, and Jóska a student of art history. Together, they founded Bott Pince, taking over management of well-established old vines in the famed wine region's volcanic hills. 

Today they manage their vineyards organically, and continue to explore their terroirs through single vineyard expressions of the indigenous grapes Furmint and Hárslevelű. As well as their traditional Aszú sweet wines, and historical botrytised Szamorodni wines, Bott Pince's tiny production of dry wines are a significant contribution to the emergence of modern dry winemaking in Tokaj.

Tokaji Aszú wines are made from a portion of individually picked botrytised berries, crushed and macerated in a base of juice or wine. The resulting wines are sweet, high in acidity, and with fresh fruit flavours, as well as notes of botrytis. The wines are classified according to sweetness, traditionally determined by the number of puttonyos, or pickers' baskets, of dried berries added to the wine.

The 2021 Bott Pince Tokaji Aszú is 6 puttonyos, with 194.6 grams per litre of residual sugar, balanced by lively acidity. It shows notes of marmalade, apricot, spice, and beeswax.

Pair with foie gras, blue cheese, and baked-fruit desserts.