Oremus : Furmint Dry Mandolás 2022

Characteristics and tasting advice for Oremus' Furmint Dry Mandolás 2022

Tasting

Color
This cuvée displays a hue oscillating between lemon green and pale yellow.

Nose
Its aromatic bouquet, of beautiful complexity, combines the freshness of a dry wine with subtle nuances of honey, delicate herbs and fennel.

Palate
On the palate, its purity expresses itself with elegance: first marked by honeyed notes and lime, it evolves towards a vibrant acidity that gains in intensity. The finish, of great length, seduces with its chiseled freshness and precision.

Service

For optimal tasting, serve at 11°C.

Cellaring

This Furmint Dry Mandolás 2021 from Oremus can wait in the cellar until 2036 to reveal its full aromatic palette.

The vivacity and aromatic intensity of a Tokaj wine

The property

Oremus is one of those estates that, by merging in 1993 with the illustrious Spanish estate Vega Sicilia, embraced and magnified its philosophy. Thus, in this prestigious Hungarian vineyard, the continuous search for excellence, harmony with nature, and rigor are the order of the day. The prestige of the vineyard dates back to the 1630s, when Maté Szepsi Lacko made the first "Tokaj run-off wine" from grapes grown in the Oremus vineyard. He then offered it to the wife of the Prince of Transylvania, Princess Susana Lorántffy, to thank her for her delicate attentions to the inhabitants of Tokaj. A century later, Oremus was already established as one of the most renowned estates in the world.

The vineyard

The Oremus estate oversees a vineyard of 115 hectares spread over steep hills whose various exposures ensure optimal maturity of the local grape varieties (furmint, harslevelü, zéta or sárgamuskotály).

The wine

A reference among the Tokaj wines, Furmint Dry Mandolás from Oremus comes from a vineyard ideally located on a volcanic rock hill, in an enclave that was once bordered by almond trees, or "mandula" in Hungarian, from which the wine takes its name. The 25-year-old vines are rooted between 150 and 300 meters altitude on a clay soil.

Vinification and aging

Hand harvesting allows for the selection of the best berries of this furmint grape variety. A gentle and soft pressing allows for a high-density must. This wine benefits from six months of aging in Hungarian oak barrels and stainless steel tanks, followed by twelve months of refining in the bottle, giving it complexity and balance.

Blend

Furmint (100%)