Oremus Tokaji Aszu 5 Puttonyos 2016 [500 mL] (Tokaji, Hungary) - [WE 96] [WS 95]

About the Winery: The Oremus winery, founded in 1993 by the Alvarez family (Vega Sicilia, Alión, Macán and Pintia), is located in Tokaj on the banks of the Bodrog River, in a mountain range in northeastern Hungary, which was declared a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in 2002.The origins of Oremus date back to 1630, when Maté Szepsi Lacko, a Calvinist preacher, produced the first “Tokaj teardrop wine” (Tokaj Aszú) and offered it to Princess Susanna Lorántffy, wife of George Ráckózci, First Prince of Transylvania, to commemorate the Easter holidays. The unique gift was born from grapes grown in the Oremus vineyard, which in 1772 received the first classification of vines and was recognized as primae classis. About the Wine: Tokaj has become increasingly legendary over its four hundred-plus years of history. The first mention of the greatness of Oremus vineyard wasn't until 1630, but it has now become one of the most widely acclaimed. The Tokaj region lies wi