Dereszla, Aszu 3 Puttonyos, Tokaj

The wine is clear and bright with a medium amber colour. The nose is clean and developing, showing medium(+) intensity aromas of botrytis (nail varnish remover, candied orange peel), bottle ageing (caramel, honey), stone fruit (peaches jam) and hints of spices (ginger). The wine is sweet in the mouth with a high mouthwatering acidity. It has a medium alcohol and a medium(+) body. It has pronounced intensity flavours of botrytis (nail varnish remover, candied orange peel), bottle ageing (caramel, honey), …

Drank in the Malev Sky Lounge at the Budapest airport (at 5am... good breakfast), so who knows how long it was open. Aromas are a little bit cloying and syrupy, but typical and nice (really bad glassware). Nice texture and body, showing mild acid, but not much depth or complexity of flavor. Rich, coating acids take over on the finish on the finish which is very nicely balanced with the moderate sweetness, though this is overall fairly light. Much better …