4 and 6 bottle levels    $25 (member price $22)
100% Furmint   13.0% ABV

Many industries in Hungary suffered greatly behind the Iron Curtain, so when the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, Tokaj (“Toe-kie”) was ripe for a resurrection, led by Royal Tokaji’s founding in 1990 by Hugh Johnson OBE (brillant veteran British wine writer) and a group of investors. I visited Hungary in 1991 and could feel the excitement and hope of its citizens. Royal Tokaji specializes in single-vineyard wines, including some of the world’s greatest dessert wines, ranging from off-dry to dizzingly sweet.  In 2019, they released the most expensive wine in the world (2008 Essencia which sold for only $40k).  This is the outlier, in that it’s bone dry. Aged in Hungarian oak (mostly used) which adds weight and baking spices. Notes of apricot, peach, white flowers.

Food Pairing Suggestions:
Enjoy this unique white as an aperitif or paired with raw oysters, fresh sushi rolls, Nashville style fried chicken, Asian noodles or dumplings, creamy pasta carbonara, lemon-roasted chicken and broccolini, tagliatelle with Italian sausage and garlic and rosemary crusted pork tenderloin with truffled mushroom risotto. Or simply savor this dry white with a bowl of herb marinated olives, warm Marcona almonds and a Mozzarella and Parma ham salad.