THE ROYAL TOKAJI WINE CO.

Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos Red Label 2005

Score: 94

Release Price: $41

Country: Hungary

Region: Hungary

Issue: Oct 15, 2009

 

Slight oxidation adds nutty accents and an iodine note to this sinewy dessert white. There's not a lot of flesh, yet this is intense and complex, with apricot, honey, smoke, spice and mineral flavors that won't quit. This has a dry, chalky feel on the finish. Drink now through 2025. 1,500 cases imported. –BS