Color - rich burnished gold - not quite an amber. Started off a bit cold at refrigerator temp - a fair amount of acidity - almost like a juiced-up Kracher. After warming up in the glass, seductive nose of honey and fresh apricots. Medium bodied - and lots of crisp acid. Almost too much at first. After an hour, settled down and was drinking very nicely. Flavors to match the nose underlined by that bright acid. Nose kept changing over the course of 2 hours or so - at times I smelled apple cider vinegar, a touch of papaya, a bouquet of flowers and even irish spring bar soap - then these scents were gone - back into the mix. Even the empty glass smelled good - I could swear I caught a whif of Frank's Red Hot Buffalo Wing Sauce (?!) for a bit there.

Couple things - I think this needs time for the acid to calm down and integrate a bit - right now, it's a bit of a tongue-scorcher. It might also help to have it with food - we had this wine as a stand-alone. Speaking of food - this is right on the edge of food wine/desert wine. Seems like it would be nice with a meat with a bit of sweetness or herbaciousness, like Sauerbraten with Gingersnap Sauce, or Herb Crusted Pork Loin, or also rich deserts that aren't overly sweet, like maybe a creme brule or rice pudding.

Overall, I liked the wine a lot. I would choose a 6 puttonyos or an Aszu Essencia for a more desert style experience, but a very tasty food-wine and at the $25.99 I paid, a definate value.

Thanks for the note. I have a bottle which I was going to hold until about '08. Maybe have it with some pork loin or ham with a sweet glaze?

I think this would be a great match with pork loin. Droool. I'm trying to think about this with a glazed ham, but for some reason I'm not as excited - not sure why - maybe I have a prejudice because I usually drink reds with ham.

it looks like you liked it more than i did.

i also did not find the acid high, no i found it low. , are we talking about the same wine?

btw,
the 6p was the best of derezla´s portfoglio

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i also did not find the acid high, no i found it low. , are we talking about the same wine?

Pretty sure - I checked the bottle a few times

Definately high in acid in my opinion - much higher than most Rieslings, BA and TBA included, definately up in the Eiswein category for acidity, and I'd even call it more acidic than some of these, too.

Not sure what the deal is maybe decant times?

I'm open to the possibility that this was an off bottle. Since I have 6 more, I'll update this TN if I find differently in a later bottle.

I did like this but I like the Disznoko 5 Puttonyos better. Haven't had Royal or Pajzos for the 2000 5 put

Thanks for the note. I bought a couple as well when Binny's had them on sale.

Interesting that you would mention pairing this with a sweet meat. Istvan Szepsy told me the same thing when he described a tasting that he helped host pairing his Aszu wines with meat dishes.

VM

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Originally posted by Essencia:
I'm open to the possibility that this was an off bottle. Since I have 6 more, I'll update this TN if I find differently in a later bottle.

i would not beleve it´s an off bottle!

why should it be?
no, no,
i tasted it in tokaji and it was just bottled, it was as most 2000´s low in acidity, not the wine-acid part was low, it was the apple-acid part.
well, i will go and taste one again, and see if it´s changed ore my brain has made a joke

Tsunami,

I think Essencia was saying that his bottle may be off.

VM

vino me, and essencia,

that was what i wanted to say,

i don´t beleve youre bottle was off.


an off-bottle would taste, colored or smell different, and show an other character.

non of this signs, i have seen in youre tn and comment.

thanks for the notes!
have a tinny bottle my fartherinlaw brought back for me of the 6!

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Originally posted by tsunami:
i don´t beleve youre bottle was off.

Maybe I just suck then.

I did open this directly after purchasing (travel shock?) and put it in the freezer to cool it down quickly and it developed some slush that went away after sitting on the table a bit. Not sure if this would upset the acid balance or not, but other than that, not sure.

FWIW, I actually hope my other bottles have a bit less acid than this one - it was pretty prominent. I just had a Kracher the other day and that was perfect, so I know it's not my palate thats off. Who knows.....

Had this two nights ago, and again this afternoon (in the interest of a current TN! ). Keeping in mind that I've had very few tokajis.....

I tasted honey, orange peel, lemon pie, and some pine wood notes on the finish. I thought it had lots of acidity, in fact I was surprised by how medium-bodied and sharp I found it. I also found the finish a bit off-putting --almost a slight metallic aftertaste. But it was very nice in the mouth. It was also much nicer after it had been out of the fridge for 30+ minutes and the unpleasant aftertaste was almost gone.

Given my lack of experience with tokaji, no score.

2000 Chateau Dereszla Tokaji 5 Puttonyos - Hungary, Hegyalja, Tokaji (1/25/2007)

I bought a couple bottles of this wine on sale last year sor $25. WS gave it 95 points. I took this to a happy hour at Haggis' house this week to open alongside the Hungarian sweet wines of Andrassy Pinceszet which Haggis is thinking of importing.

This wine was drinking surprisingly well for such a young Aszú wine. A medium burnt yellow color. Lively acidity which allowed this dessert wine to stand out in the tasting. Notes of citrus/orange peel and honey. Very fresh on the palate with a full mouth feel. No hurry to drink this though as it will last for a decade or more. 93-94 points.

VM

VM, this was indeed outstanding! Thanks for bringing it.

Opened one of these last night. Golden yellow colour with aromas of apple and pear. Full bodied dessert wine with honey and pineapple flavours and a wonderful sweet finish. Good acidity to keep it fresh. Excellent stuff. 95 pts.

Nose of green apple, cinnamon, pear and more green apple and pear on the palate. Really nice as it tastes more fruit forward than other Tokajis that I've previously had which tasted a little more rustic. Nice delectable finish. 93 points. Best Tokaji I've ever had. Thanks Steve8.

Opened 9/27/08 at my birthday party, but I didn't get a chance to pair it with ham or pork (see above). I had had some grilled salmon and Korean marinated beef ribs earlier that evening, but this wine was opened last and the only thing I paired it with was Australian Roaring Forties blue cheese. Yum!

As for the wine, light, elegant peach fruit mingles with honey and floral elements on nectary palate, lingering effortlessly on smooth, gliding finish.
94 pts.

Delicious yet again,thick body with tons of honey, apricot, and citrus. Clean and decadent finish with well balance acidity on the back end. Served with chocolate ice cream cake, yum.
93-94