Grape Varietal: 70% Furmint, 30% Hárslevelű
Primary Vineyards: Becsek, Lapis
Alcohol Content: 11.5%
Residual Sugar: 190 g/l
Total Acidity: 7.2 g/l
Fermentation: 100% Hungarian oak
Barrel Aging: 28 months in 2.25 hL Hungarian oak

Wine notes:

The '03 Ilona displays impressive aesthetic characteristics. A luminous shade of gold with exotic scents of apricots, white flower and lychee on the nose. A direct attack leads to complex layers of dried apricot and fig flavors on the palate. Its components are in perfect harmony: rich, polished and concise. An embodiment of elegance in a lush, seductive wine that pairs wonderfully with creamy cheeses.

Press Kit: 2003 | Tech Sheet | Label

Reviews:

92 POINTS (WS) "Orange and apricot flavors combine in this rich, concentrated dessert white. There's no lack of acidity, which builds through the finish. Impressive for its intensity, rather than complexity. Drink now through 2022." - Bruce Sanderson, Wine Spectator Magazine

"Drinking this wine is like waking up in Paradise. It's a very modern interpretation of Tokaji, with layer after layer of flavour. As close to sweet perfection as I've tasted this year." - Tim Atkins MW, The Observer   (Top 12 Sweet Wines | Life and Style | The Observer, April 2009)

"Even the oak in Hungarian. Round with botrytis and really rather more like Sauternes than Tokaji. Lively tang." - Jancis Robinson, Financial Times   (Strong, sweet and delicious | FT, Dec 2008)

Other Ilona vintages:

2008, 2007, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999