2009 Royal Tokaj, Essencia Carneros and a heft that makes

and a heft that makes the taster pause and take notice

dry resonant finish—will gain in complexity and subtlety over many (20+) years in the cellar

Bottomless black fruit with cinnamon and Asian five spice

quietly aging

ageworthy and somewhat lower alcohol wines

2009 Royal Tokaj, Essencia Carneros and a heft that makesESSENCIA 2009 Essencia is the worlds most concentrated essence of its ripest grapes, it is the liquid gold that very slowly oozes from a pile of asz grapes raisined by botrytis and climatic conditions. The best description for the weather in 2009 is extreme , a vintage with two faces. Budding started perfectly with lovely sunny days and high temperature, but we endured serious draught by the middle of May. The late ripening Furmint and Hrslevel