Dessert Wine from Hungary

Wine Spectator, 95 points: #20, Top 100 of 2013. Ripe, intense and dynamic, with juicy layers of sweet pineapple, apricot and mango puree. Generous yet tightly focused, with an abundance of vanilla bean, mace and other exotic spices that emerge on...

Wine Enthusiast, 95 points: This golden-colored wine has enticing aromas of butterscotch, vanilla, caramel and pineapple upside-down cake. In the mouth, there are great flavors of dried apricot, mango, honeycomb and marzipan candies. It has elegant...

Wine Spectator, 96 points: Terrific. Floral quince and apple aromas take on honey peach and mineral accents in the mouth all displayed on an ethereal lighter-than-air frame. Bracing acidity is deftly integrated into the whole and it ends with a...

Wine Spectator, 97 points: The essence of pure apricot. Despite its thick texture this melts in the mouth as the incredibly vibrant acidity emerges. That makes for a great finish as the sweet fruit and acidity dovetail and the mineral element takes...

Wine Spectator, 99 points: One of the world's finest dessert wines. Sensational ultrasweet Tokay yet with a lovely citrus underpinning that keeps it from being heavy. Like melted honey with lime and pineapple this is one of those marvelous gems...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 95 points: The 1999 Tokaji Aszu 5-Puttonyos has moved more toward secondary aromas compared to the millennial wine, with scents of candle wax, dried mango, peach skin and a faint trace of mulled wine. The palate is actually better...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 97 points: The latest release, the 2008 Tokaji Essencia from the Royal Tokaji Wine Company, was tasted over a period of three days. It is clearly cut from a different cloth to the 2007, disproving the idea that wines of such...

Wine Enthusiast, 96 points: Editors' Choice. Straw colored with gold reflections, this delightful sweet wine has aromas of dried pear, fresh apricot and yellow peach. Flavors of fresh Bartlett pear, acacia honey and tinned apricots unfold on the...

Decanter, 98 points: Full, complex and multi-layered with candied mango, papaya, honey, peach and sweet spice flavours. Very zesty, mineral finish with gentle sweetness and great length.

Wine & Spirits, 97 points: Royal Tokaji released a string of exceptional wines from 2013, including this Tokaji Aszú, from a vineyard south of Mád on black volcanic soils. The season owes its success to a wet winter followed by a warm, dry summer...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 97 points: The latest release, the 2008 Tokaji Essencia from the Royal Tokaji Wine Company, was tasted over a period of three days. It is clearly cut from a different cloth to the 2007, disproving the idea that wines of such...