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.
Without a doubt this year has been the most challenging for Tokaj winemakers in the last decade. Several parcels were affected by the late rainfall in spring and early precipitation in summer which flooded the village of Tolcsva twice and, along with a few hailstorms in August, considerable harvest was lost. The rain eventually stopped in early September and Botrytis developed on the remaining grapes. Due to cool temperatures during the growing period, the grapes achieved an extraordinary degree of acidity leading to the classical balance of Tokaj.
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.
12 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.
