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WTN: 2009 Puklus Cellars Tokaji Yellow Muscat

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WTN: 2009 Puklus Cellars Tokaji Yellow Muscat

by Paul B. » Tue Aug 10, 2010 11:09 pm

I picked this up for $14.95 at Vintages during one of my usual searches for wines that march to a different drummer.

13% alc./vol. High-quality, solid natural cork closure. Clear, viscous yellow straw appearance. Wonderful Muscat nose comprising rosewater, guava and a total symphony of tropical fruits, with hints of lavender. Big, orange-rind /-pith comes to the fore immediately upon tasting. Quite a mouthful of a wine, it's pleasantly crisp and bright, and sweet on the mid-palate. Plenty of alcohol too - it's 13% but actually punches above its weight in every respect.

I think this is too intense to serve at table. It seems to do well all on its own, as a sipping wine.

Other Muscat-type table wines from Hungary - mainly thinking of the somewhat drier, and gentler, Dunavár Muscat - do work better as food wines. Still, this is very enjoyable in its own right, and can best be paired where you would pair a late-harvest type of wine.
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