This wine was made with bunches selected at the end of the harvest; bunches with overripe grapes and 40% of aszú grapes. The selection of bunches, which was begun in the vineyard, was completed on arrival at the winery. After a skillfull wine elaboration, with a fermentation lasting from two to three weeks, the wine stays aging in barrels almost half a year before the bottling.
The late harvest wines of Tokaj Oremus compete with similar wines from other regions around the world, its attractive relies on the aszú grapes content. Elegant wines, mild sweet with citric and honey aromas. The aszú grapes content which gives its specific caracter to the great Tokaj wines and the balance between the sweetness and acidity represent two factors that lead us to discover and understand the wines from Tokaj.
Szamorodni
Szamorodni in Polish means "as it is born", meaning that this wine is elaborated with all the berries on the bunch, without practicing the aszú selection. The great history of this wine goes back to 1570 as referred on the bibliographic archives of Sárospatak as main wine in Tokaj. Its name was given by the Polish merchants, good missionaries of the name and fame of the Tokaj wines during the 18th century.
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