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Grof Degenfeld

The Counts Degenfeld are the only old "noble" family who were major estate owners in the 19th century and have returned. As former natives, they were able to purchase their 150 acres of vineyards, of which only 44 are now planted. On the other hand, having just returned in 1996, they escaped any obligation to buy stocks from the old state monopoly. The core of the rebuilt Degenfeld estate, whose vast new sophisticated winemaking facility is strikingly beautiful and meticulously kept, is the Terezia vineyard, a rhyolitic outcropping named for the Austrian Empress Maria Theresia. They also own a significant portion of the top-class Mezesmaly vineyard next door. A third piece abuts Disznoko. Plans call for around a dozen acres to be replanted each year. At 1 meter by 1.8, new plantings here have the closest spacing I observed anywhere in Tokaj. Sarolta Bios, the very young enologist, was until recently employed by the Royal Tokaji Wine Company. She seems keen on careful experimentation to improve an already promising level of quality. The wines age largely in older barrels, but these are being replaced with new Hungarian wood in the traditional sizes.

From Today Tokaji (Sep 1999) by David Schildknecht

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1997 Tokaji Furmint Dry

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