Wine from Hungary

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...

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...

Vinous, 91 points: Bright orange-gold. Aromas of apricot, bitter orange peel and honey-roasted nuts. Very sweet and glyceral, with a flavor of apricot nectar joined by notes of walnut and almond. Extremely rich wine with ripe, harmonious...

Decanter, 92 points: Like the other 2013 Aszú wines, this has been aged for 30 months in 300-litre oak barrels, as the winemakers don't seek any overt oak influence. At this stage Betsek is more open on the nose, with reticent apple and...

Vinous, 94 points: The 2013 Tokaji Szt. Tamás 6-Puttonyos contains 175.6g/L residual sugar with 11.1g/L acidity. The Vouvray-like bouquet is slightly more resinous and petrolly compared to the Betsek. The palate is fresh and very well...

Wine Spectator, 93 points: Smooth as silk opulent and concentrated this Tokaji features dried apricot tangerine vanilla pastry and white chocolate aromas and flavors. Just a little astringent on the finish. Drink now through 2022. 780 cases made. -BS