Kiralyudvar "Pezsgo" Henye Vineyard Sparkling 2017
(Tokaj-Hegyalja, Hungary)
Regular price $40.00 Sale price $36.97 Save $3.03
Notes from the Winemaker:
Inspired by Huët’s revered Pétillant, Tony Hwang introduced this fascinating sparkling wine in 2007. Peszsgo is local dialect for "sparkling" and Henye is the name of an historic, lauded vineyard in the area.
"The 2015 Tokaji Pezsgo Henye Brut is a rich, intense, full-bodied blend of 70% Furmint and 30% Hárslevelu, and this recent release combines super ripe, concentrated fruit with mineral depth and structure as well as the refreshing elegance and finesse of a great sparkling wine. It is a mouth-filling and generous wine with power and intensity as well as perfectly balanced, refreshing and refined creamy texture. It's impressively long and salty with refreshing but concentrated fruit. 13% alcohol. Tasted in February 2019. This sparkling wine is completely sourced in the Henye single vineyard and was fermented in 500-liter Hungarian oak. After the second fermentation (with Champagne yeasts), the fizz was kept on the lees for a total of 22 months and disgorged in July 2018 with a dosage of one centiliter of the 2002 Tokaji Aszú 6 Puttonyos. The total production is just 200 cases."
Inspired by Huët’s revered Pétillant, Tony Hwang introduced this fascinating sparkling wine in 2007. Peszsgo is local dialect for "sparkling" and Henye is the name of an historic, lauded vineyard in the area.
Ratings and Reviews
92 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (for 2015):"The 2015 Tokaji Pezsgo Henye Brut is a rich, intense, full-bodied blend of 70% Furmint and 30% Hárslevelu, and this recent release combines super ripe, concentrated fruit with mineral depth and structure as well as the refreshing elegance and finesse of a great sparkling wine. It is a mouth-filling and generous wine with power and intensity as well as perfectly balanced, refreshing and refined creamy texture. It's impressively long and salty with refreshing but concentrated fruit. 13% alcohol. Tasted in February 2019. This sparkling wine is completely sourced in the Henye single vineyard and was fermented in 500-liter Hungarian oak. After the second fermentation (with Champagne yeasts), the fizz was kept on the lees for a total of 22 months and disgorged in July 2018 with a dosage of one centiliter of the 2002 Tokaji Aszú 6 Puttonyos. The total production is just 200 cases."