The
greatness of a tradition
The Aszú
wines are the differentiating factor of this family of great wines. They combine
tradition, innovation and excellence, and become sublime wines with their roots
in a unique terroir.
Oremus is the symbol and
example of the rewarding of time, experience and knowledge, of the real
expertise in the art of wine.
The production of the Aszú
wine (wine of tears) is a meticulous process, which requires great patience and
extensive know-how. It is only possible in good vintages, when nature
brings rain at the end of the summer and sun and wind in early autumn, which
are the essential conditions for the process for noble berries to from. The
berries swollen due to the humidity split and the "Botrytis cinérea" establishes in its skin and creates the noble
rot.
The same formulas are
used to make the wines as have been used for hundreds of years.
To the must in a Gönc
barrel, that is 136-litres, 3, 5 or 6 23-kg panniers ("puttony" in
Hungarian) of Aszú noble berries. The Aszú noble berries are macerated with the must and
we then wait for one day or two for the berries to swell and they are then
pressed.
The fermentation of the
Aszú must is a slow process that can sometimes last up to two months. It is
then put into wood barrels and is left in a protected wine press, waiting for
the fermentation to stop by itself. We then add a little Eszencia, which has been
collected drop by drop from the Aszú berries. We
thus symbolically return its soul, which is embodied in the Eszencia.
The Aszú wines are aged
in 136-litre (called "Gönc") and 220-litre ("Szerednye") small
barrels. Oak from the mountains that border the winemaking
region is used to manufacture the barrels. The Aszú
ageing takes place in underground wineries dug out in the volcanic soil. The
wine is left to age here for 2 to 3 years, at a constant temperature and degree
of humidity. After being bottled, the Oremus Aszú is left to
continue ageing in the bottle for a year, which is the opportunity for it to
embark on a journey of development that can even last several decades.