Growing Conditions
A product of the Oremus terroir, Oremus nectar stands out amongst all the Aszú wines. It is an incredibly rich drink, peerless in the world. It has a low alcohol content (2 % to 3 %), given that not all the sugar concentrated in it reaches fermentation, and it is not at all unusual to find 500 grams or more residual sugar per litre.
Abundant rainfall in the winter with temperatures considerably colder than usual in February. Spring was warmer and drier than previous years resulting in grapes gaining greater intensity.
Summer was extremely hot and dry. Drought in August brought early ripening and occasional dehydration of the grapes.
Autumn was hot with precipitation and early harvest of grapes used for dry wine and a later harvest of Aszú berries.
Vineyard surface area 98 ha
Planting density 5,660 plants/ha
Altitude 200 m
Harvest
100 % manual, individual selection of the Aszú berries in several rounds. The Aszú berries are picked individually. We should not forget that each picker will collect between 5 and 10 kg of grapes a day.
Yield 13 bottles/ha
Winemaking
The berries are left to settle for 15 to 20 days and, the slight pressure exerted by the weight of the berries themselves, causes extraction of the juice they contain. The must is then transferred to 50-litre glass containers and left to ferment very slowly. After a year it is transferred to 68-litre "Átalag" barrels, where the wine continues to refine.
Aging
Finally, it is bottle-aged in a journey that can last decades.
