Chateau Pajzos Tokaji Aszu 5 Puttonyos
- Region
- Tokaj, Hungary
- Town
- Tokaj, Hungary
- Winemaker
- Chateau Pajzos
- Type
- Sweet
- Grape
- Other
- Background
- The word "Puttonyo" in Hungarian means basket; so the indication of 5 Puttonyos on the label means it takes 5 baskets of fruit in a barrel to make this wine. Each barrel is only 136 liters. That's a huge amount of fruit per barrel, which leads to the wine's concentration.
- Tasting Notes
- Honeysuckle aroma. Beautiful golden color. Concentrated like honey and orange marmalade. Good acidity. Sweet, but not too sweet.
- Food Pairings
- chocolate, fruit-based desserts, fois gras
- Classification
- Grand Cru
- Grape Makeup
- Mostly Furmint and Harslevelu
- Case Made
- very limited
- Cellar Potential
- decades years