Sauska, Birsalmás Furmint, Tokaji, Tokaj, Hungary, 2012

When Christian Sauska returned to his Hungarian roots, Tokaj was the obvious choice. He renovated the town’s former casino and rescued the Birsálmas (quince grove) vineyard from ruin. Today, it’s a special place to the family, producing long-lived wines like this from the warm, dry 2012 vintage. Fermented and aged in used French oak, it’s a silky wine with lovely texture and notes of baked quince, peach and wild honey.