Királyudvar Tokaji Furmint Sec, Hungary 2016

Spring-fresh nose, lime florals. Lime candy and greengage with a strong mineral character. Towards the finish and especially as the wine warms, some rich Seville-orange notes and spices develop and build. A vertical wine with fabulous geometric lines but there are indications that this will get richer and richer with age, those orange notes warming in marmalade. Incredibly long, reverberating, insistent; a wine that simply won’t let go. Like all truly top Furmints, this is a wine that unfolds its beauty as it warms – but it’s so fascinating watching that process that I would recommend starting cold and keeping the bottle out of the fridge, tasting it as it warms and deepens