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Kövágó Estate

Kövágó Estate is named for St Stephan's Crown Tokaji Aszú from Tokaji-Hegyalja, made with Furmint, Hárslevelű and Muskotály.

Place
Tokaj · Hungary
Known for
Tokaji Aszú with noble rot
Wine context
Furmint · Tokaji

3 sources · Sources and notes ↓

Atlas locationTokaj · Hungary46.76° N · 20.80° EOpen in Atlas

Who makes it

Kövágó Estate is named as the producer of St Stephan's Crown Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos, 2021. The wine is very sweet and fresh, made from grapes grown in Tokaji-Hegyalja in northeastern Hungary.

Kövágó Estate is also credited with St Stephan's Crown Tokaji Aszú 3 Puttonyos, 2011. The two named wines place the producer within sweet Tokaji Aszú under the St Stephan's Crown name.

Where it grows

Tokaji-Hegyalja in northeastern Hungary is the origin of the 2021 wine. Tokaji Aszú is a sweet wine made by combining a base wine with dried grapes affected by noble rot, a process that concentrates sugar and flavour.

What they make

The named wines are St Stephan's Crown Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos, 2021 and St Stephan's Crown Tokaji Aszú 3 Puttonyos, 2011. The 2021 bottling uses Furmint, Hárslevelű and Muskotály. Its aroma includes sultanas, apricot marmalade, marzipan, bitter orange, honey and saffron, while the palate is very sweet and fresh with sultanas, apricot marmalade, marzipan, orange, saffron and honey.

The 2011 bottling is a sweet wine from Tokaj-Hegyalja, presented in a 500 ml bottle with a natural cork closure and 11% alcohol.

Sources and notes 3 sources

Note. It remains unclear whether Kövágó Estate is an independently operating vineyard estate, a brand, a bottler or a trading company.

Where to go next

placeRead the Tokaj guideSee where Kövágó Estate sits in Tokaj.mapFind Kövágó Estate on the mapThe producer, its region and its neighbours on one map.learningUnderstand TokajiA short Library guide to Tokaji.