Harvest Report 2014
After the news from Bordeaux and Burgundy, here are the reports on 2014 from Quinta do Noval, Disznókő and Mas Belles Eaux.
László Mészarós of Disznókő, Tokaj:
« We finished the harvests on the 30th October. We have never finished so early: we have never finished before in October.
Because of the pressure of humidity, we were not able to wait any longer.
The volume produced was very small. We managed a gl...
First Growth since 1732 and part of the World Heritage Site of Tokaj declared in 2002, the Disznókő vineyards have always been sought-after due to their supreme quality. Owned by influential aristocratic families and then nationalised, since 1992 the estate has been under the leadership of AXA Millésimes. With its know-how and experience in Aszú winemaking, Disznókő is recognized today as being in the forefront of the renaissance of the tru...
Disznókő, declared First Growth in 1732, is one of the most favourable sites for aszú grape development in the Tokaj Wine Region. The arrival of the fungus (the Botrytis) and the shrivelling of the fully-ripe grape result in the aszú grape. Several physical factors ensure that the perfect aszú grape develops:
Cold winters, short spring and long hot summers usually stretch into an extended Indian summer. The warm days followed by cool nights...
We pick the ripe grapes at two stages in the harvest.
First, at the time of full ripening, before the appearance of noble rot
- For Disznókő Tokaji Dry Furmint.
Later we either remove the whole cluster or cut the clusters, separating the ripe grapes from the very ripe berries already affected by Botrytis.
- For the base must or wine for the vinification of the Tokaji Aszú wine.
Two phenomena form the aszú grape: the fungus...
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