{"product_id":"tokaji-eszencia-oremus-2010-37-5cl","title":"Tokaji Eszencia, Oremus 2011 37.5cl","description":"\u003cp\u003eEszencia is the rarest and most extreme wine in the world of Tokaj, and one of the most extraordinary sweet wines made anywhere. This is the free-run juice that weeps from Aszú berries under their own weight alone, so sugar-rich it can take years to ferment and barely reaches a few degrees of alcohol. To taste it is to taste a legend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOremus, the Tokaj estate of the Vega Sicilia family, made this 2011 from a blend led by Zéta and Furmint, with Sárgamuskotály and the rare Kövérszőlő adding aromatic lift. Historically Eszencia was reserved for royalty and said to revive the dying; the reality is almost as astonishing. Production is tiny, the fermentation glacial, and the result unlike anything else in the cellar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the glass it is a syrupy amber. The aromas are overwhelming in the best sense: dried apricot, fig, orange marmalade, honey, quince and exotic spice. The palate is impossibly concentrated and unctuous, coating the mouth, yet the whole thing is held aloft by a laser of acidity that stops it ever feeling heavy. The finish goes on for minutes. This is nectar, not wine as most people know it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt around £410 for a 37.5cl bottle, this is a collector's wine and a once-in-a-lifetime pour. Serve tiny measures, ice cold. It rewards the reverence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to Serve\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eServe well chilled at 8–10°C in a small glass, poured in modest measures with a spoon if needed. It keeps for months once opened.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere to Drink It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOtto's on Gray's Inn Road treats rarities with ceremony. Noble Rot Lamb's Conduit Street would honour it. The Ritz Restaurant suits the occasion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFood Pairings\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBest enjoyed entirely on its own as the finale. If pushed, a spoonful alongside aged Roquefort.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"House of Decant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56963858530628,"sku":"HO35903C11","price":399.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0858\/2551\/9940\/files\/TokajiEszencia_Oremus201137.5cl.png?v=1784195787","url":"https:\/\/checkout.houseofdecant.com\/products\/tokaji-eszencia-oremus-2010-37-5cl","provider":"House of Decant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}