1999 Disznókő Kapi Vineyard Tokaji Aszú 6 Puttonyos 500ml

Tokaji Aszú has long been recognised as one of the world’s great dessert wine styles, celebrated historically as “the Wine of Kings, the King of Wines.” About This Wine This 1999 Disznókő Kapi Vineyard Aszú 6 Puttonyos is a single-vineyard Tokaji made from individually hand-picked botrytised grapes grown on the upper Kapi plot, where lighter clay and gravelly volcanic soils dominate. The wine is produced using the traditional Tokaj method, with botrytised Aszú grapes added to a base wine from the previous vintage, triggering a second fermentation. The result is a richly concentrated dessert wine with exceptional ageing capacity, shaped by the vineyard’s favourable botrytis conditions of warm autumn days, cool nights and morning mists. About the Producer Disznókő is one of Tokaj’s historic estates, first recorded in land registries in 1413 and classified as a first growth in the original Tokaj classification of 1732. Since 1992, the estate has been owned by AXA Millésimes. The vineyards sit on steep, south-facing slopes at the foot of the Tokaj escarpment, with clay soils over mineral-rich volcanic rock. Disznókő specialises in Tokaji Aszú wines alongside dry Furmint, combining traditional methods with a modern, gravity-fed winery. Specifications Vintage: 1999 Grape Variety: Furmint (with Hárslevelű, Zéta and Yellow Muscat) Region: Tokaj / Hungary Style: Aszú 6 Puttonyos Dessert Wine Alcohol: 12% Sweetness: Sweet Vineyard: Kapi Vineyard Ownership: AXA Millésimes Drinking Window: 2007–2036