The making of all great wines starts in the vineyard, they say. It is true in the case of the 1er Cru Sauternes property, Ch. Suduiraut, too, who devote a great deal of their time to maintaining a healthy and balanced vineyard. Most of the vineyards, approx 80-82 ha, is in one piece and there is another 10 hectares, which are situated close to the vineyards of Ch. d’Yquem, the unquestioned Continue reading
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Tagged botrytis cinerea, France, Sauternes, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, sweet wine
Ch d'Yquem 1988
Pierre Montégut, Technical Director of Chateau Suduiraut, and István Szepsy from Tokaj co-presented a fantastic tasting at VinCE, an annual trade and consumer wine weekend in Budapest, earlier this year.
The tasting showcased the similarities and differences between the two regions producing most sublime noble sweet wines. Sauternes and Barsac are nestled in the larger Bordeaux wine region and with their combined 2,240 hectares, they account for only 2% of all Bordeaux wines. In comparison, the region of Tokaj covers almost 6,000 hectares, but it does not enjoy the benefits of being part of a larger appellation producing some of the finest wines in the world.
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Tagged aszú, Barsac, Furmint, Hárslevelű, Kövérszőlő, Sauternes, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, sweet wine, Tokaj, tokaji, Zéta
This article on tokaji wines is to launch The Sweet Chronicle, a new section of www.BorVilág.com, entirely dedicated to classic sweet wines. The focus will be on wines produced in Tokaj (Hungary), Rust (Austria), Sauternes & Barsac (France) and the Rhine regions (Germany) with occasional reports from other parts of the world.
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Tagged aszú, botrytis cinerea, félédes, Késői szüret, szamorodni, Tokaj, tokaji
It is a month ago now that I was in Tokaj last. As ever, I was fortunate to have plenty of wines to taste, however, this last piece of writing in my series on biodynamic viticulture (see previous articles on Alsace and Bordeaux) will focus on one particular visit: Királyudvar. Continue reading
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