Winemaker Notes
Light straw yellow robe. Floral nose with nice white fruits aromas, and fine oak spices. The palate is fresh and medium-bodied with rounded acidity, which is balanced by a good weight and a pleasant texture. A touch of saltiness in the finish.
Blend: 85% Furmint, 15% Hárslevelu
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
A bright and complex nose with aromas of lemon tart, apples, dried flowers and mineral nuances. Compact and mouth-filling, it has a medium body and vivid acidity that adds energy and length. Very attractive and full of character. Drink or hold.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
The 2023 Disznóko Inspiration, crafted from 100% Furmint in Hungary’s historic Tokaj region, pours a medium straw-yellow hue and opens with aromas of fragrant sandalwood and sun-dried stones. On the palate, it reveals dried spices and subtly pungent earth tones, carried by Furmint’s hallmark high acidity, which lends the wine precision and drive. A thoughtful pairing for linguine and clams in a light white wine and garlic sauce, where the wine’s savory complexity and vibrant structure echo the dish’s briny elegance. (Tasted: August 3, 2025, San Francisco, CA)
Native to Hungary, Furmint is the white grape variety principally responsible for the highly desired, historically important and lusciously sweet, elixir called Tokaji. The wine called Tokaji is named after the Hungarian region from which it comes: Tokaj. More recently the motivations of proud, young Hungarian winemakers have brought Furmint into a new light as a delicately crisp and dry white. Somm Secret—The sweetest version, Tokaji Eszencia, contains so much sugar that it has an aging capacity of 200 years!
Best known for lusciously sweet dessert wines but also home to distinctive dry whites and reds, Hungary is an exciting country at the crossroads of tradition and innovation. Mostly flat with a continental climate, Hungary is almost perfectly bisected by the Danube River (known here as the Duna), and contains central Europe’s largest lake, Balaton. Soil types vary throughout the country but some of the best vines, particularly in Tokaj, are planted on mineral-rich, volcanic soil.
Tokaj, Hungary’s most famous wine region, is home to the venerated botrytized sweet wine, Tokaji, produced from a blend of Furmint and Hárslevelű. Dry and semi-dry wines are also made in Tokaj, using the same varieties. Other native white varieties include the relatively aromatic and floral, Irsai Olivér, Cserszegi Fűszeres and Királyleányka, as well as the distinctively smoky and savory, Juhfark. Common red varieties include velvety, Pinot Noir-like Kadarka and juicy, easy-drinking Kékfrankos (known elsewhere as Blaufränkisch).