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Sauska ‘Cuvée 5’ 2012

This Sauska ‘Cuvée 5’ 2012 has a very stylish balance of the characteristic “hallmark” intense, ripe dark berry and black cherry fruit. Soft round tannins and broad palette of flavours.

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6 x 750ml

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JS91, RP92

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“Having tasted a number of vintages of Cuvée 5, I am delighted to see a real sense of “place” and possibly even vineyard emerging as each following vintage expresses its personality. For me this is the best vintage yet. It has a very stylish balance of the characteristic “hallmark” intense, ripe dark berry and black cherry fruit, but with clean bright acidity from the excellent Cabernet Franc in the blend, with the big 15% alcohol being in no way intrusive in this wine. This is a “big” wine but I like it better than the earlier prize winning ‘stars’ for its “lift” and brightness, soft round tannins and broad palette of flavours. This is again a wine with very good ageing potential and therefore it is right up there with all the collectable Bordeaux blends.” Christopher Burr MW


ABOUT THE ESTATE
Founded by Christian and Andrea Sauska, the Sauska family`s Tokaj winery has been crafting sweet and dry white wines for nearly 20 years. In addition to the aszú and late harvest wines, the winery introduced its first dry vintage in 2009 followed by sparkling wines in 2011. The Sauska family opened its second winery in Villány in 2008. Their Bordeaux-blends, single varietal reds and Rose are among the most sought-after wines of Hungary around the world. The Sauska family is dedicated to the production of handcrafted, artisanal wines that reflect the terroir of their individual vineyards, with great enthusiasm on indigenous varietals, such as Furmint in Tokaj and Kadarka in Villány.

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