Description / Reviews
// Each bottle comes with a complimentary crystal Eszencia spoon.
"Bright bronze-gold colour. Intense nose with apricot jam, quince gelee, lemon zest and honey aromas. The palate is extremely rich, with distinctive acidity. It offers dried fruits flavours and honey-like creamy texture in the mouth." - László Mészáros, Director
"Free-run juice of handpicked, 100% botrytised Furmint berries drizzled into 50-litre demijohns and left to ferment naturally in the estate’s dark cellars. The fermentation is languid, to say the least, with the highly concentrated, syrup-like liquid fermenting over many years. Eszencia can take up to four years to achieve a modest alcohol level of 2–3%, although many wines struggle to make it to even 1% ABV (only a micro-fermentation occurs on the top of the nectar). As you can imagine, it is rarely sold commercially! While the residual sugar level must be at least 450 g/L, levels of 900 g/L or more are not unheard of. Yet even considering the huge sugar content, these staggeringly pure nectars somehow remain mesmerisingly poised.
The 2007 release—all 920 half bottles—clocks in at 3.1% (!!) alcohol with 625 g/L residual sugar and 10 g/L acidity. With all respect to the tasting notes below, trying to describe these wines in words is futile; every time you take a sip, something new emerges. All we can say is that a drop or two on the tongue is all it takes to flood the senses with extraordinary, once-in-a-lifetime aromas and flavours. The intensity is otherworldly.
While this exquisite nectar is ready to drink, it could easily go on forever! It is best served lightly chilled at 15°C, and thanks to its high natural sugar content, it can be stored in the fridge for years after opening the bottle. As for pairing suggestions, Eszencia is best savoured on its own with your nearest and dearest." - Bibendum, Importer
"An incredible wine from one of the best vintages in the past decade. Extraordinary. Beautiful and delicate. It combines aromas from all spectrums, from dried stone and tropical fruit, floral fragrance, notes of oolong tea, bergamot, cardamom, turmeric, beautiful botrytis character and even a touch of something like dried mushrooms and stones. It has excellent balance and incredible drinkability. So harmonious and refined. Beautiful acidity. Incredibly long. Breathtaking. Electric acidity. Residual sugar 625 g/l with 3.7% alcohol. Total acidity 9.7 g/l." - 100 Points, James Suckling
