Puklus Cellar 3 Puttonyos Tokaji Aszu 2012 Wine Review

Puklus Cellar 3 Puttonyos Tokaji Aszu 2012

Tokaj-Hegyalja, Hungary

Community Score:92/100

Community Reviews: 4

Add My Review

Price: $20.95

Drink: 2016-2020

Bottle size: 500 ml

Alcohol: 13.5%

Sweetness: Sweet

Wine Type: Dessert Wine

Winery: Puklus Cellar

Agent: Karl K Kovacs Agencies

Natalie's Score: 93/100

Splendid! Rich apricot, clementine unfolds on the palate enveloped by layers of ripe peach goodness. Supremely great dessert wine! Hungary's Tokaji region is renowned for making the "king of wines" - the sweet wine Tokaji Aszù. The more “Puttonyos,” which range from 3 to 6, the sweeter the wine. This lovely dessert elixir finishes with apricot preserves, pear, and clementine. The acidity and moderate sweetness makes it very balanced and suitable for nuts, cheeses and fruit-based desserts.

Tokaji Aszu food pairings: foie gras, blue-veined cheeses, crème brûlée.

Divine Dessert Wine

This Puklus Cellar 3 Puttonyos Tokaji Aszu 2012 was reviewed on December 30, 2016 by Natalie MacLean

Pricing & Stock Information

LCBO
980805
$20.95
Check Stock

Reviews and Ratings

Philippe Perreault - Sommelier rated this wine as 92/100 with the following review:

This dessert wine is mainly made of Furmint.
Deep golden color with notes of ripe peach, honeydew, white flower, honey and orange peel.

Pair it with an orange sorbet.
Serve it at 8-10 degrees.
Enjoyable now but can still be aged 10-15 years.

Jon Steeves - Sommelier rated this wine as 91/100 with the following review:

Ripe peaches, mandarin orange, candied ginger root, with a hint of slight minerality. Well balanced, juicy rich densely concentrated fruit. Full bodied and luscious. Pair with slightly sweet deserts, with stone fruit or apple. Tasted Dec 2016 - rated 91/100. Great value.

Tokaji Aszù is sweet. The number of Puttonyos - the unit given to mark the sugar level of this sweet dessert wine made from concentrated grapes affected by botrytis cinerea (better known as botrytised) or noble rot grapes (know as Aszú) marks the sweetness and richness of the Tokaji wine. The shriveled and concentrated grapes are individually harvested in tries and were once collected in 20-litre (55-pound) wooden tubs called puttonyos or hods. The best examples of this luscious dessert wine show apricot, peach preserve flavours, some citrus and a zingy acidity to match. Pair with blue cheese. - Community Wine Reviews

If you liked the Puklus Cellar 3 Puttonyos Tokaji Aszu 2012, you might also like these wines:

Top Rated Dessert Wines

Add bottle and/or label shots for this wine
Wineries and agents: Add notes for this wine
Find this wine in other stores

Recipes for Puklus Cellar 3 Puttonyos Tokaji Aszu 2012

WANT TO LEARN HOW TO

PAIR WINE
& FOOD?

Join me in a free online video class to learn the secrets to perfect pairings.

SAVE MY SEAT!

Wine of the Week

As featured on

Charles & Charles Red Wine
2019,
Washington ...

Natalie MacLean

Natalie MacLean offers North America's most popular online wine and food pairing classes. She was named the World's Best Drinks Writer at the World Food Media Awards in Australia.

Natalie has published two books with Random House, both selected as one of Amazon's Best Books of the Year.

Join 327,716 thirsty wine lovers who get access to all of her wine reviews by becoming a member of her site. Take a free online pairing class with her here.

FEEL LOST IN THE

LCBO?

Know the wines you want before you even get to the store with my wine reviews. Join now. It's free.

Red, White & Drunk All Over

Best Books of the Year

Natalie MacLean writes about wine with a sensuous obsession... and often laugh-out-loud funny... Terrific.

Rex Pickett, Sideways

Ms. MacLean is the disarming Everywoman. She loves wine, loves drinking ... ultimately, it's a winning formula.

Eric Asimov, The New York Times

GOT A SMARTPHONE?

Access my reviews on mobile with the bar code scanner.

GET NAT'S APP

Unquenchable: A Tipsy Search

Best Books of the Year

Natalie MacLean is a new force in the wine writing world ‐ a feisty North American answer to Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson. She can write beautifully about wine.

The Financial Times of London

There are very few people in the wine world who "get it" and Natalie is one of those who brings more fun to a buttoned-up and stodgy game.

Gary Vaynerchuck, Wine Library TV

Starting a Wine Cellar?

Expert advice for all budgets

From wine racks to underground caves, insider tips on size and space, number of bottles, ideal conditions and reputable resources. learn more

Welcome Back!Sign in here:

Not Registered?Become one of our thirsty clan 327,716 strong:

Puklus Cellar 3 Puttonyos Tokaji Aszu 2012 Wine Review

Natalie's Score: 93/100

Pricing & Stock Information