Royal Tokaji 2003

The Royal Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos Red Label 2003 from Hungary was an astounding dessert wine. It was a deep gold, not bright, and had a fabulous nose. Citrus fruit, apricot, peaches, and more. It had a typical nose of a fabulous Sauternes. This should have gone in the "fringe wines" entries since it's from Hungary, and most of us won't have ever had wines from Hungary, but I couldn't put it there because it deserved its own entry! The taste followed up the amazing nose, acidity, stunning, intense, flavorful fruit. It has some minerality in the mouth, and its almost an extra light peach syrup in mouth weight. (That may sound bad, it isn't!) And it's a bargain compared to Sauternes, $45 to $50. Tasted February 27, 2009.