Tokaj Macik Winery, Tokaj Selection 5 Putonovy, Tokaj, Slovakia 2006

A traditional, botrytis-influenced sweet wine from the Slovak Tokaj region (contiguous with the Hungarian Tokaj). It has spent 10 years in barrel and 7 years in bottle. Golden in colour with an amber hue, the 2006 vintage of the '5-putnovy (puttonyos)' has a well-developed nose of savoury spices, mushroom and dried leaves with a touch of soy sauce, revealing an undertone of dried apricot and mango. Earthiness and forest floor notes lead to a luscious palate of orange zest, quince and more dried yellow fruits, unravelling layers of figs and sweet spices. The acidity is still bright enough (8.9g/l) to refresh the 147.5g/l sugar.