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Henye Tokaji??
wrote:
> I have not seen any tasting notes for Henye. It was not mentioned in
> Decanter's supplement on Hungary published this year either. And they
> included tasting notes for a few wines not available in the UK. In
> general, the 2000 vintage was given a 5-star out of 5 rating-
> "immensely rich, supple wines, but without the freshness of the 1990s".
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> Most of Decanter's recommended aszu wines were 6 Puttonyos - a few were
> 5. Most were the 1999 and 2000 vintages. The producers were Disznoko,
> Janos Arvay, Kiralyudvar, Royal Tokaji, Szepsy, Crown Estates Szarvas,
> Dobogo, Oremus, and Chateau Pajzos. Most were priced at 24 - 40 Pounds
> in the UK. The 6P Szepsy 2000 was 89 Pounds for 40cl(I am just quoting
> the size Decanter gave). Decanter picked out Istvan Szepsy, a native
> Hungarian, as being perhaps the best current producer of Tokaji, and
> this is reflected in the price of his wines. His family has been making
> wine since the 16th century.
>
Thanks for the info, C.W. FWIW, the Szepsy recommendation is spot on: I
had the great fortune of trying one, courtesy of Ian Hoare (the '96 6
putts, IIRC), a few years ago and it was everything it was supposed to
be and more. As my only Tokaji to date, it was quite the entreé.
Mark Lipton
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