1964 Tokaji Aszu Essencia Monimpex (500ml)
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1964 Tokaji Aszu Essencia Monimpex (500ml)
Bid on this bottle of 1964 Tokaji Aszu Essencia Monimpex (500ml). Tokaji Essencia is one of the first of the world's great sweet wines. King Louis XV of France called it the wine of kings and the king of wines. Aszu Essencia represents the highest quality amongst Tokaji wines. It has more than 180 grams per liter of residual sugar content and over 50 grams of sugar free extract.
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Auction Item Details
1964 Monimpex Tokaji Aszu Essencia (500ml)
Quantity: 1
Bottle Size: 500 ml
Provenance: Stored between 58 and 62 degrees in the passive underground cellar of a San Francisco collector
Condition: past signs of seepage
Fill Level: 3cm fill
Label Condition: torn vintage tag
Tokaji Essencia is one of the world's great sweet wines. King Louis XV of France called it "the wine of kings and the king of wines." The elixir was so prized by the Tzars of Russia that they maintained a detachment of Cossacks solely for the purpose of escorting convoys of the precious liquid from Hungary to the Royal cellars of St. Petersburg. Essencia first appeared in a Christies catalogue, dated 1770. An appreciative connoisseur was Thomas Jefferson, who imported and served "rich Tokaji" (for which he paid a guinea a bottle) at his presidential banquets in the early 1800s. Aszu Essencia represents the highest quality among Tokaji wines. It has more than 180 grams per liter of residual sugar content and over 50 grams of sugar free extract.
Product Details
Quantity: 1
Bottle Size: 500 ml
Provenance: Stored between 58 and 62 degrees in the passive underground cellar of a San Francisco collector
Condition: past signs of seepage
Fill Level: 3cm fill
Label Condition: torn vintage tag
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