Tokaji Furmint (dry) 2006 750ml
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Wine Spectator's Rating: WS 89 Bottle: 750 mL
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Tokaji Furmint (dry) 2006
Producer: Alana-Tokaj
Region: Tokaj
Dry-style wine from pure
Furmint. Fragrant with pear and citrus
notes. Rich and concentrated on the palate with loads of fruit and fully ripe acidity.
Undoubtedly one of the top Furmint
releases of the vintage. Delicious. Hungarian and French oak.
Date of harvest: November 2006
Winemaking:
Late harvest dry wine from pure Furmint, partially botrytized berries. Gentle whole bunch pressing. The must fermented in used Hungarian and French oak. No temperature control, no yeast cultures or any other additives. After first racking (April 2007) barrel aged for two more years on its ne lees. Intermittent fermentation further enriching the body over time.
Date of bottling: April 15, 2009
Alc.: 13.5%
Residual sugar: 8 g/L
Acidity: 9.2 g/L
Sugar-free extract: 27.5 g/L
Total no. of bottles: 960
Bottle: 750 ml Burgundy Tradition by Wiegand
Cork: PROCORK 45×24 mm Flor
Wine Spectator's (WS) 100-point scale:
Wine Spectator tasters review wines on the following 100-point scale:
- 95-100 Classic: a great wine
- 90-94 Outstanding: a wine of superior character and style
- 85-89 Very good: a wine with special qualities
- 80-84 Good: a solid, well-made wine
- 75-79 Mediocre: a drinkable wine that may have minor flaws
- 50-74 Not recommended
Finished wines, reviewed from bottle in blind tastings, are given a single score. A score given as a range (e.g., 90-94) indicates a preliminary score, usually based on a barrel tasting of an unfinished wine. As of March 2008, we have switched to rolling four-point spreads for unfinished wines. For example, one wine may be scored 85-88, another 87-90, another 89-92. We believe this will better reflect the subtle differences between wines, and give our readers better information for their buying decisions. Most barrel tastings are blind; when they are not blind, this is specifically noted.
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