
Genuine Essencia from the outstanding 1999 vintage, from the vineyard Huza-dülö on the slopes of Várhegy, where once Prince Rákóczi, Count Waldbott and Count Falkenheim had their vineyards.
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Producer: ILLÉS PINCE Location: Erdöbénye Grape Varieties: 70% Furmint, 30% Hárslevelü Vineyard: Huza dülo Alcoholic Content: 6,0 % vol Residual Sugar Content: 450 g/l Acidity: 10 g/l Bottle Size: 0,5 l Contains sulfite. |
Várhegy near Bodrogkisfalud, with some ruins from the Ottoman time on top, is very rich in minerals. Today, its sidetracts Barakonyi and Huza-dülö are treated as individual vineyards as well. The hill has been property of the Rákoczi family. Later, after their defeat in 1711, Baron Waldbott was the prominent new owner. The Austrian-German Waldbott family became a major owner of vineyards in Tokaj-Hegyalja, with 160 hectares spread throughout the region. They also acquired the huge Rákóczi cellar at Erdöbenye, which is partly owned by the Illés Pince winery today. After phylloxera at the end of the 19th century, Baron Friedrich Waldbott was a leading figure in the construction of Hegyalja, and had nearly half of his vineyard area replanted with American root-stocks. The sidetract Barakonyi on Várhegy is the famous part of, it was mentioned to be one of the village's two tracts that produce the most outstanding wine. Huza-dülö is the southeastern sidetract of Várhegy, and was probably part of Count Falkenheim's property on Várhegy.
A beautiful Essencia from the outstanding Danczka vineyard. Behind the beauty of this Essencia lies a powerful golden goddess, whose soul and magic is contained within the orange blossom honey nectar.
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„The count himself came forward and took off the cover of a dish, and I fell to at once on an excellent roast chicken. This, with some cheese and a salad and a bottle of old tokay, of which I had two glasses, was my supper.”
from „Dracula”
Abraham „Bram” Stoker
(1847-1912)