Grape Varietal: 78% Furmint, 22% Hárslevelű
Primary Vineyards: 100% Lapis berries and base wine
Alcohol Content: 9.5%
Residual Sugar: 235 g/l
Total Acidity: 9.2 g/l
Fermentation: 100% Hungarian oak
Barrel Aging: 42 months in 2.25 hL Hungarian oak

Wine notes:

Ideal growing conditions resulted in a late vintage harvest of highly concentrated Lapis berries with extraordinarily high sugar levels. In our '02 follow-up to the acclaimed '99 release, we offer a golden Aszú with a fresh classic Tokaj nose. This serious wine is rich but delicate on the palate with a long gentle finish. The consistent Lapis traits of structured power and stony minerality are fully expressed with a touch of white peaches and elderberries. This tactile wine provides pure pleasure in the mouth and already is quite drinkable.

At the 2007 Pannon Competition, which featured the top 50 wines in Hungary, this wine was awarded the Grand Prix and declared by an internationally juried panel the best wine of Hungary.

Press Kit: 2002 | Tech Sheet | Label

Awards:

Challenge International du Vin, Medaille d'Or - Gold Medal (2008)
Pannon Bormustra, Grand Prize - Top Wine of Hungary (2007)
VinAgora Botrytis & Sweet Selection, 'Top 10' (2007)

Other Aszú 'Lapis Vineyard' vintages:

2006, 2005, 2003, 2002, 1999