Is Dry Tokaji Hungary’s Best-Kept Wine Secret? | Préselő 2020 Tokaji Furmint

<p>Tokaji may be famous for dessert wine, but this bottle shows a completely different side of Hungary’s historic wine region.</p><p><br></p><p>This week, we taste the 2020 Préselő Tokaji Furmint, a bone-dry white packed with sharp acidity, green apple, citrus, minerality, and a petrol note that transforms as the wine opens. We explore why dry Furmint has struggled to escape Tokaji’s sweet reputation and whether it could follow Riesling’s path from misunderstood grape to white-wine favorite.</p><p><br></p><p>At around $30, can this unfamiliar Hungarian wine earn a place at your next dinner?</p><p><br></p><p>Wine Details:</p><p>Producer: Préselő<br>Wine: Tokaji Furmint<br>Vintage: 2020<br>Region: Tokaj, Hungary<br>Grape: 100% Furmint<br>ABV: 11.5%<br>Price: About $30<br>Provided by: <a href="https://unpinnedwineclub.com/collections/bottle-shop" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">UNPINNED Bottle Shop</a></p><p><br></p><p>Learned more about and sign up for the UNPINNED Wine Club and Bottle Shop!</p><p>Website: <a href="https://unpinnedwineclub.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://unpinnedwineclub.com/</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/unpinnedwine/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/unpinnedwine/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Support the show!</p><p><strong>Buy us a glass!</strong></p><p><strong></strong><a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/cheers3" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/cheers3⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Connect with the show. We would love to hear from you!</p><p><strong>Stop Wasting Your Wine on Instagram</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/stopwastingyourwine/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/stopwastingyourwine/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><strong>Stop Wasting Your Wine on YouTube</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@StopWastingYourWine" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@StopWastingYourWine⁠</a></p><p>Chapters</p><p>00:00 - Intro</p><p>00:22 - Tokaji’s Unexpected Dry Side</p><p>02:02 - Préselő Tokaji Furmint Wine Details</p><p>03:51 - First Sips and First Impressions</p><p>05:00 - Apple Cider, Petrol, and Acidity</p><p>12:12 - Why Hasn’t Dry Furmint Broken Through?</p><p>19:41 - Our Final Reviews</p><p>24:53 - Exploring UNPINNED’s Wine Picks</p><p>25:51 - Hungarian Grape Guesses</p><p>32:44 - Final Thoughts and Outro</p><p><br></p>