Royal Tokaji Essencia

The winemaking for Royal Tokaji Essencia begins with the meticulous hand-harvesting of botrytized Furmint grapes from select vineyards. The key technique involves using only the free-run juice that naturally oozes from the grapes under their own weight, without any pressing. This juice then undergoes a slow, spontaneous fermentation in glass demijohns. The 2009 vintage was blended in 2017 and subsequently aged for five years in bottle before its release. Some reports suggest prior extended aging in demijohns. The production volume for this vintage was notably small.