Tokaji Szt Tamas 6 Putts, Royal Tokaji Wine Company 2008

The 2008 Szent Tamás 6 Puttonyos Aszú is a no-holds-barred, slam-dunk, brilliant wine. The delineation is astonishing on the nose, unfurling with entrancing scents of orange blossom, freshly sliced apricots, almond and quince - all beautifully focused. The palate has pitch-perfect acidity, great depth and power, and yet it is elegant from its start to its finish, which has that ever so slightly bitter lemon tang that offsets the sweetness. Forget whatever you are doing - go seek out this sensational Tokaji.

Saint Thomas. 54 ha in Mád of which they have 12.2 ha. Red volcanic topsoil, one of very few terroirs which have subsoil. Is one of the few sites which can make very good dry as well as sweet wines. They have vineyards on west and southeast facing slopes, mostly west facing, which were owned by Jesuits. Amazingly tense and exciting. Dense. Sings and reverberates. Real finesse.