Tasting notes
The King of Wines. A special wine for special occasions, and for wine collectors. Essencia can be aged and consumed after several centuries. It is the free-run juice of the hand-picked, botritized grapes. From 100 kg of hand-picked Aszú berries, only around 1.5 liters of Essencia can be made. It takes several years to ferment, and will usually not reach an alcohol level above 3%. It is so intensive and sweet with >450 grams of sugar / liter, it is usually served from a tablespoon.
Essencia had been the most expensive wine in the wolrd and the favourite wine of royal courts across Europe for several centuries.
Simkó Winery
Simkó Winery is a family owned winery located in Sárospatak, in one of the most beautiful towns in the Tokaj region. The family has produced wine for several generations. They prepare a wide range of wines including Szamorodni, Aszú and the prestigous Essencia as well which you will find in our wine offering.
Although the winery’s center is in Sárospatak, their vineyards are across 3 villages. They cultivate grapes in Királyhegy, Zsadány and Kincsem vineyards. Kincsem (My Treasure in English) is one of Tokaj’s most prestigious vineyard that has had 1st class vineyard classification for centuries. There are two alternatives why this vineyard is called „My Treasure”, one says that around the 17th century during the land works a plough revealed a treasure chest full of coins and jewels from the soil of the vineyard; others say that it was named after one of the daughters of baron Frederick Waldbott, a nobleman who owned the vineyard at the end of the 19th century. One thing is for certain, this vineyard and its wine is like precious gold, a real treasure!