Why it matters
The producer
Kövágó Estate is named as the producer of St Stephan's Crown Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos, 2021. The wine is very sweet and fresh, made from grapes grown in Tokaji-Hegyalja in northeastern Hungary.
Kövágó Estate is also credited with St Stephan's Crown Tokaji Aszú 3 Puttonyos, 2011. The two named wines place the producer within sweet Tokaji Aszú under the St Stephan's Crown name.
Place and vineyards
Where the wines begin
Tokaji-Hegyalja in northeastern Hungary is the origin of the 2021 wine. Tokaji Aszú is a sweet wine made by combining a base wine with dried grapes affected by noble rot, a process that concentrates sugar and flavour.
Wines to know
The range in view
The named wines are St Stephan's Crown Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos, 2021 and St Stephan's Crown Tokaji Aszú 3 Puttonyos, 2011. The 2021 bottling uses Furmint, Hárslevelű and Muskotály. Its aroma includes sultanas, apricot marmalade, marzipan, bitter orange, honey and saffron, while the palate is very sweet and fresh with sultanas, apricot marmalade, marzipan, orange, saffron and honey.
The 2011 bottling is a sweet wine from Tokaj-Hegyalja, presented in a 500 ml bottle with a natural cork closure and 11% alcohol.