BEST OF HUNGARY Tokaji Late Harvest 'Christmas' 2024

Tokaji late harvest sweet wine, adorned with a stylish festive label, is the ideal dessert wine to pair with Christmas pudding or to give as a unique gift.

This delightful late-harvest wine is bursting with vibrant notes of juicy tropical fruits, golden honey, and a subtle hint of volcanic minerality. It beautifully balances refreshing liveliness with an enchanting natural sweetness.

The bottle is perfect for creating a luxurious Christmas food and wine hamper for your gourmet friends and also serves as an excellent grown-up stocking stuffer.

Food Pairing

Its youthful character makes it just as enjoyable when sipped alongside indulgent festive desserts such as Christmas pudding, fruitcake, and mince pies. Alternatively, serve it with blue cheese for a stunning finale to your Christmas dinner.

Serving temperature: 9-11°C

Grape variety: Furmint and Hárslevelű

Soil type: Rhyolite tuff

Fermentation: In an oak barrel

Ageing: 1 year in an oak barrel

Alcohol content: 12.5%

Bottle size: 0.375l

Speciality: Vegan

Balassa Winery, Tokaj

The boutique Balassa Winery was established in 2005 by Istvan Balassa in the historic Tokaj wine region. From the very beginning, Istvan, who is a perfectionist, aimed to produce only the highest-quality wines by maximizing the potential of each vintage. This process starts in his vineyards, where he grows grapes of exceptional quality by applying a rigorous scientific approach to cultivation. He then employs artisanal winemaking methods to create each wine, allowing the unique characteristics of the grapes, the vineyard, and the terroir to shine through in every drop.