Myrtus Aszu 6 Puttonyos 2017

A beautiful incredibly sweet and luscious Aszu by Myrtus Pince. Tokaj Aszu is best known wine of Hungary, and has been a favourite of royal courts since the 17th century. King Louis XIV described it as the "king of wines, the wine of kings".

Only the perfectly boytritised berries are hand picked off the bunches to make this incredible dessert wine. Flavours of candied peel, oranges, ginger. High acidity that balances out the high residual sugar and an endless finish. This wine would easily keep for 25+ years, but is already drinking beautifully now.

Goes well with blue cheese, foie gras, sticky toffee pudding, chocolate mousse (especially ones with a bit of orange liqueur). Personally, I like having a small glass as my dessert instead of with dessert.

Comparable to the best Sauternes