2006 Cristal – the third Cristal I’ve tried, after the 2002 and the 2007, and honestly this was the best so far. It is in a wonderful place, extremely expressive and generous, but with an exceptionally fresh and cleansing acidity on the finish. Bountiful fruit and toasted nuts, crème pat, honey and yoghurt. Tons of fun. 96pts
2006 Taittinger CdC – so different to the Cristal. Serious, mineral, savoury and textured. A wonderful citrus peel freshness, crushed rocks and an almost malty hint. The texture is creamy and almost oily, but well defined and substantial, which I think demonstrates the impact of malolactic fermentation – this underwent 100% Malo, the Cristal none at all. Chiselled out of marble. 96pts
2000 Dereszla Tokaji Aszu Eszencia – an absolutely wild wine. Concentration and depth, lusciously sweet (over 250g/l) but with truly monumental acidity sustaining the entire thing. Marmalade, apricots, rose petals, spice and toasted walnuts. An absolute joy. 97pts
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Always love seeing people enjoy Tokaji!
Love the tokaji notes
Love 2006 comtes. Love 2006 Cristal as well.
Next: 2008 show down.
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Comtes! Legit.
Sorry, can we all circle back to;
Holy shit you cleared an entire bottle of Tokaji in one night?!
Ok guys, I’m a wine pro and I have the opportunity to get a true Tokaji Eszencia (not an Aszu Eszencia) from Disznoko for $300 wholesale and I have been eyeing it for almost a year now.
I’ve had eszencia before and it changed my entire view of dessert wines.
Should I just go for it (for myself not the store)?
Ohhhh Comtes my favorite champagne. First time having it at a tasting and the person pouring was clueless and heavy poured and I went back numerous times.