Aszúeszencia

Traditional term for wine

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 4 January 2021

• Registered name: Aszúeszencia
• Register: Traditional terms for wine
• Status: Registered
• Class or category of product: Traditional Term
• Protection type: Traditional Term
• Country of origin: Hungary
• Traditional term type: Description of product characteristic
• Traditional term language: Hungarian
• Date of registration (UK scheme): 10 March 2021
• Reason for protection: EU agreement

Summary

Wine made by pouring new wine, must or new wine in fermentation onto botritysed (aszú) berries, aged for at least three years (two year in barrel). The levels of sugar and sugar free content are also set. It can only be used with the PDO ‘Tokaj.

Published 4 January 2021