garrigue and lavender—there's a compelling density and purity to these aromatics

These ancient vines at high altitude on Etna’s north face produce tiny yields of grapes with amazing concentration and depth

from anywhere

and flavor intensity developed steadily throughout the summer

In 2016 we had a mild and dry winter with no serious frosts

2016 Royal Tokaj, Essencia Essencia garrigue and lavender—there's a compellingEssencia is the worlds most concentrated essence of its ripest grapes, it is the liquid gold that very slowly oozes from a pile of asz grapes raisined by botrytis and climatic conditions. In 2016 we had a mild and dry winter with no serious frosts. This was followed by a long spring, with lovely, warm days but cool, almost chilly nights. The flowering season was unusually long resulting in uneven fruit set in many vineyards and across all grape