Nose
Eszencia 2009 offers complex tropical fruit aromas.
Palate
Great richness and soft textures on the palate.
Growing Conditions
The Tokaj region lies within the range of mountains in Northeast Hungary. Oremus winery is located at the geographical heart of said region.
Eszencia spotlights amongst all Aszú wines. It is of incredible richness, unique in the world. Its low alcohol level (1 to 3%), is a result of the extraordinary amount of sugar it contains not being at all unusual to find 500 grams or more residual sugar per litre.
Winter was mild with moderate precipitation in the second half of January and February. Budding season was dry and warm, though Spring showers arrived at the end of May during flowering.
It was excessively dry and hot during the Summer months. September, period in which the degree of Botrytis is determined, was very hot with little rainfall. It was in October and November when precipitation was abundant, giving Botrytis an opportunity to begin showing its effects in the vineyard. Small amount of Aszú grapes were picked, but of great concentration in those parcels where the special weather conditions for noble rot is most favorable.
Harvest
Aszú berries are hand-picked one-by-one in several selection windows. Each picker individually hand picks 5 to 10 kg of grapes a day.
Yield 10.4 bottles/ha
Winemaking
After picking the berries are left to settle for 15 to 20 days and, the gentle pressure exerted by the weight of the berries themselves, causes extraction of the juice they contain.
After this time, the must is then transferred to 50-litre glass containers and left to overcome an extremely slow fermentation. After two years, wine is aged in 68-litre "átalag" barrels, where it will continue to refine.
Vineyard surface area 91 ha
Planting density 5,660 plants/ha
Altitude 200 m
Aging
Finally, it is bottle-aged in a journey that can last decades.
