{"id":14778,"date":"2020-09-07T09:50:17","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T08:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cos.projet-client.com\/tokaj-hetszolo-a-hungarian-legend-2\/"},"modified":"2020-09-07T09:50:17","modified_gmt":"2020-09-07T08:50:17","slug":"tokaj-hetszolo-a-hungarian-legend-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.estournel.com\/en\/tokaj-hetszolo-a-hungarian-legend-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Tokaj-H\u00e9tsz\u00f6l\u00f6, a Hungarian legend"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Since 1502″ font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_separator][vc_column_text]The mysterious Mount Tokaj rises from the autumn mists into the skies above, its slopes gleaming with golden grapevines, and its summit towering above the vast Hungarian plain and the distant southern horizon. When the weather is fine, the eye can see as far as Slovakia and Ukraine. Undisputedly the crown jewel of Hungary\u2019s wine regions, Mount Tokaj is located in the northern part of the country, two hundred kilometers east of Budapest. A legendary terroir producing exceptional wines, Mount Tokaj was the world\u2019s first designation of origin in 1730. In 2002, this cultural gem, with its unique, rich history, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.<\/p>\n

The estate was meticulously created by its founders in 1502 from the region\u2019s seven most outstanding plots, hence the name H\u00e9t Sz\u00f6l\u00f6, or “seven plots of vineyard” in Hungarian. Previous owners include the highly prestigious House of Habsburg: Tokaj-H\u00e9tsz\u00f6l\u00f6 became a Royal Imperial Estate in 1711 before being recognized as a premier grand cru some years later. Against all odds, the estate remained the property of the Austro-Hungarian Empire for nearly two centuries. After some upheaval in the twentieth century, Tokaj-H\u00e9tsz\u00f6l\u00f6 was acquired by Michel Reybier in 2009.<\/p>\n

The passion with which Michel Reybier approaches his different estates is driven by a pursuit of quality above all else, and this is what drew him to Tokaj-H\u00e9tsz\u00f6l\u00f6, just as he was drawn to Cos d\u2019Estournel. For Michel Reybier, it is about selecting the best wines, the best terroirs, and those estates with a deep attachment to their history and heritage, so that he may profoundly contribute to the development of these rare and most singular vineyards over time.
\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”6941″ img_size=”1620×1080″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”6937″ img_size=”810×540″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”6935″ img_size=”1620×1080″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]The Imperial Estate of Tokaj-H\u00e9tsz\u00f6l\u00f6 is no exception. Located most propitiously on the northern slope of Mount Tokaj, the estate benefits from ideal conditions that result in wines that have been coveted around the globe for over five centuries. Its fifty-five hectares of Furmint, Harslevel\u00fc, K\u00f6versz\u00f6l\u00f6 and Yellow Muscat grapevines, among others, grow on an exceptional terroir on volcanic rock with a full southern exposure providing optimal sunlight. The nearby Tisza and Bodrog Rivers are responsible for the mist essential to the formation of Botrytis cinerea, or \u201cnoble rot,\u201d without which Tokaj\u2019s famous sweet wines would not exist.
\nWines are crafted with particular care at Tokaj-H\u00e9tsz\u00f6l\u00f6, where grapes are harvested by hand and cultivated organically (the estate was certified organic in 2009), and whose barrels are artisan-crafted in the region from the best oaks of the Zempl\u00e9n mountains.<\/p>\n

This singular terroir is sublimated by centuries-old methods and savoir faire, and delivers perfectly balanced, incomparably complex wines with velvety texture and aromas that make them utterly unique.
\nTokaj Asz\u00fa, celebrated by Louis XV as the \u201cKing of Wines, Wine of Kings,\u201d is crafted exclusively from Furmint grapes. Categorized according to the quantity of asz\u00fa (botrytized grapes) as five or six puttonyos (an expression derived from the wooden baskets that held twenty-five kilograms of botrytized grapes each, and now refers to the degree of sweetness of Asz\u00fa wines), Tokaj Asz\u00fa strikes an exceptional balance between richness and acidity. It is an expression of a rare elegance, offering the promise of exceptionally long aging.<\/p>\n

Indeed, Tokaj-H\u00e9tsz\u00f6l\u00f6 is one of those atypical wines that tells a compelling story and transports all those who partake of it to an authentic, magical place. Whether in Saint-Est\u00e8phe or Tokaj, you will be invited to embark upon an unforgettable journey . . . [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

More than a decade ago, Michel Reybier brought the Imperial Estate of Tokaj-H\u00e9tsz\u00f6l\u00f6 closer to Cos d\u2019Estournel with his acquisition of the magnificent estate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1749,"featured_media":14752,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[140],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.estournel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.estournel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.estournel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.estournel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1749"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.estournel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.estournel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14778\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.estournel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.estournel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.estournel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.estournel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}