'Marty McFly' Furmint, Balassa, Tokaji 2021

White Wine from Hungary

11 Reviews

Opulent oaked furmint from Balassa Winery based in the centre of Tokaji. This substantial wine is sourced from five separate vineyard plots and spends six months in oak barrels. The result is an intensely aromatic wine with aromas of nutmeg, orchard fruit and cedar with a full, rich palate. An impressive wine for the price.

£11.95 Bottle

£71.50 Case of 6

In Stock

Code: HU1861

Wine characteristics

White Wine
2 - Dry
Furmint
75cl
Now to 2025
13.5% Alcohol
oak used but not v. noticeable
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The Scotsman

Istvan Balassa is oe of Tokaj's up and comingn producers gaining a name for himself for his extraordinarily intense furmints. His off-dry oaked blend of five vineyard plots is incredible for the price:...

Istvan Balassa is oe of Tokaj's up and comingn producers gaining a name for himself for his extraordinarily intense furmints. His off-dry oaked blend of five vineyard plots is incredible for the price: appley, citric, spicy, honeyed, rich, fresh and complex: a great bargain.

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Rose Murray Brown

Saturday 28th Jan 2023

timatkin.com

“Wow!” was my one-word tasting note when I initially sipped this remarkable dry Furmint from Hungary. The Tokaji region is best known for its delicious sweet wines, but that’s changing thanks to producers ...

“Wow!” was my one-word tasting note when I initially sipped this remarkable dry Furmint from Hungary. The Tokaji region is best known for its delicious sweet wines, but that’s changing thanks to producers like Balassa Bor. Intense, stony and lightly wooded, this jauntily named white has citrus, fresh dough and aniseed flavours, wonderful purity and focus and racy, palate-cleansing acidity.

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Tim Atkin MW

Thursday 22nd Sep 2022

matthewjukes.com

... this is my favourite dry furmint of the year to date, not least because it is drinking perfectly, and it has none of the muscularity of the more imposing and forceful styles. Graceful and harmonious...

... this is my favourite dry furmint of the year to date, not least because it is drinking perfectly, and it has none of the muscularity of the more imposing and forceful styles. Graceful and harmonious this wine is a wonderful signal of what furmint can achieve in the right hands, and as the ‘real’ Marty McFly said, “Your future is whatever you make it, so make it a good one”.

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Matthew Jukes

Wednesday 13th Jul 2022