OREMUS TOKAJU ASZU 3 PUTTONYOS 2017
OREMUS
$109.99
The Oremus wine estate was established in 1993 by the Spanish wine firm of Vega Sicilia.The winery's grape plantations are situated in different historic Tokaji vineyards. Each is endowed with different soil and microclimatic conditions.Within our new winery in Tolcsva, traditional and contemporary wine production methods are alloyed to maintain the unique spirit of Tokaj wines. The incoming grape harvest is processed using the gentlest means possible; that is to say that it is moved with the aid of gravity throughout the levels of the winery until finally, it reaches the lowermost chambers where fermentation of the must in oak barrels may begin to take place.Another jewel of the Oremus winery is the ancient, kilometers-long system of cellar labyrinths which have enjoyed protection as a World Heritage Site since 2002.
The Tokaj legend has grown and grown in its four-hundred years of history, but it was not until 1630, when the greatness of Oremus vineyard was first spoken of. Today, it is the one with greatest universal acclaim.
The Tokaj region lies within the range of mountains in Northeast Hungary. Oremus winery is located at the geographical heart of this region.
The production of Aszú wine (teardrop wine) is a meticulous process only possible in exceptional vintages and under unique conditions which enable the development of "Botrytis cinerea" or noble rot.
For hundreds of years it has been made by adding 5 panniers (puttonyos) containing 25 kg of noble Aszú berries to a "Gönc" barrel (136 litres) of base must.
Aszú berries are macerated for two days until swollen, followed by a gentle press. Fermentation takes place in new Hungarian oak barrels; a slow process which can last up to two months.