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5 PLATINUM awards in a row!
Since 2016 every Decanter competition awarded wine by the Szent Tamás Winery with a Platinum medal.
2018 Mád Late harvest 2016 DWWA 97 points
2017 Szent Tamás 2013 DWWA 95 points
2017 Aszú 2013 DAWA 95 points
2016 Szent Tamás 2012 DWWA 95 points
2016 3909 2011 DAWA 95 points
„The Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) is the world`s largest and most influential wine competition."
Awards
Both MÁD Furmint 2015 and MÁD Late Harvest 2014 has been awarded Double Gold Medal at New York International Wine Competition. At this competition we also won the Winery of the Year, Hungary award.
Mad brand received the Hungarian Innovation Grand Award. The award ceremony took place in the Hungarian Parliament.
Szepsy 100 Úrágya 2015
On the 3rd of December 2016 we held a reception to hand over the bottles of the Szepsy 100 Úrágya 2015 selection. The wine is a symbol of the way of the Furmint variety gaining reputation on the international wine world. The number 100 refers to the fact that István Szepsy (65) and István Szepsy Jr (35) become 100 years old together. The wine which was sold on the highest price in the history of dry Furmint has found its buyers en-primeur within 3 days.
We have started the 2016 harvest in the middle of September. First we harvested the grapes for the base of the sparkling wines and the dry Sárgamuskotály following by the dry commune level wines and the single vineyard selections. Finally grapes for late harvest and botrytised sweet wines will be harvested. In 2016 the quality of the grapes are good, with advanced botrytis development, therefor careful selection required for dry wines. We are looking forward to an ideal vintage for botrytised wines.
In the last month Szent Tamás Winery won five gold and grand gold medals on international wine competitions.
Szent Tamás 2012 - Decanter World Wine Awards - Platinum - „Best Hungarian White Wine"
Dongó Szamorodni 2013 - Decanter World Wine Awards - Gold
Dongó Szamorodni 2013 - Vinagora - Médaille d`Or
Mád Furmint 2015 - Korea Wine Challenge - Gold
Nyulászó Szamorodni 2013 - Vinagora - Grande Médaille d`Or
Tokaj Masterclass in Switzerland
Istvan Szepsy Jr presented a Tokaj Masterclass in Switzerland. The session took place at Schloss Au before the Weinakademiker graduation ceremony. Istvan Szepsy Jr outlined the recent developments of the region especially the evolving international success of the dry furmint wines. The tasting line contained some rarities including dry furmint from the Úrágya cru from 2003 vintage, the Dongó single vineyard selected sweet szamorodni and aszú wine from 2007 and 2006 vintages.
ProWein 2016
The Szent Tamás Winery attended the ProWein exhibition this year too. We held meetings with the existing partners of four continents and established new partnerships. On the wine show the Mád Furmint 2015 and the new szamorodni vintages debuted. The international feedbacks show that the success of both the dry Furmint and the natural sweet wines continue to burgeon.
Gál Tibor Memorial Award
Istvan Szepsy Jr had the honour to receive the Gál Tibor Memorial Award.
Mádi Furmint Február
Furmint Master Class took place in the Aszúház of Mád at 20. February 2016.
Szent Tamás Vineyards and Winery and Szepsy Winery presented a session together. The title of the presentation was
Szepsy 100 The milestone
The two wineries has started to work together to express the values of the historic Úrágya cru. The two wineries produced together the wine called Szepsy 100. The symbolic meening behind this wine is the milestone of being 100 years old together Istvan Szepsy (65) and Istvan Szepsy Jr (35) this year. There are only 100 Magnum bottles produced from this rarity. Pre-booking Szepsy 100 will start soon.
Kővágó project
After melioration we will plant this outstanding parcel of the historic first class Kővágó cru with Furmint choosen by our clone selection researches.
Dongó and Percze won the Prestige Reserve Award
Two out of three trophy of Caprice Diamond Award by Prestige Reserve have been achieved by Szent Tamás Winery in the category of White varietal wines. Dongó 2013 and Percze 2013 won the contest and has been presented the Award together with the badge with Caprice diamonds.
Furmint Master Class in Geisenheim
Istvan Szepsy Jr. was invited by Josef Schuller MW, the director of Weinakademie Österreich, to have a presentation on furmint for Masters of Wine and Weinakademikers at the Castle of Scloss Vollrads near Geisenheim. The achievements with furmint are followed with appreciation by the top professionals as well.
We have become part of curriculum of international wine education
As the result of the latest dinamic developments, our furmint wines have been built in the curriculum of the world`s most important Winemaker Training and Wine Expert Training Institutes. The Court of Master Sommeliers, seated in the USA along with the biggest WSET Educational Center of Europe consider the relationship with Istvan Szepsy Jr. relevant and they recommend to taste the dry furmint wines of Szent Tamás Vineyards and Winery in their curriculum. Both Mád Furmint and the single vineyard selected wines are being recommended in the curriculum of the biggest educational centers.
Shayn Bjornholm MS - Examination Director @ Court of Master Sommeliers came to the Tokaj Region to refresh the learning material of the world`s most prestigious sommelier training institutes. According to him, they wish to place particular emphasis on teaching dry furmint besides the sweet wines of the Tokaj Region.
Star chefs
create unique courses to our wines and the press praises the terroir of Mád reflected in our wines. We receive more and more visitors in Mád, who arrive to taste the local dishes in Gusteau restaurant, in Aszúház and in Első Mádi Borház with our wines. In our latest events Michelin star chefs prepared the courses of dinners with Gábor Horváth emblematic chef of Mád village. Miguel Vieira, István Pesti, Tamás Széll and Ákos Sárközi found our wines noble enough to create exciting courses with them, like Gordon Ramsay in London, whose restaurants` wine lists include our selections in the latest years.
Harvest
The harvest for dry wines in 2015 has been finished 2nd of October in Mád.
Riedel Furmint glass
Tokaji Ősz event has written its name into gastro-history last week when unrepeatable events happened, such as the first Szepsy father and son wine tasting combined with five dishes created by four Michelin-starred chefs - Miguel Vieira, Széll Tamás, Sárközi Ákos, Pesti István - and Gábor Horváth plus Georg Riedel revealed the new, jointly developed Riedel Furmint glass himself. In 2015 Szepsy Istvan junior was the professional leader and superviseor of Tokaji Ősz.
„We had been making brand new scientific researches - for the first time - to create the shape and size for dry furmint and we released an extraordinary and so to say astonishing shape. The advantage of this glass is that it works really well with all the different furmints: from the dry ones through semi-sweets till even the sweet ones. Back in time we started to design this glass for dry furmint but when we have tasted other furmints from that we surprisingly experienced that they work really great, too." - said Georg Riedel.
Tasting at Aszúház
István Szepsy Jr hosted the tasting event at Aszúház at the Mádi Furmint Ünnep, a two days long festival.
The Mádi Furmint Ünnep is organised in every year in September to present the real values of the Furmint variety.
Decanter World Wine Awards 2015
Dongó 2013 has been judged by international wine professionals in Decanter World Wine Awards and has been found to be the best example of its type within its region.
Wine experts in Mád
Masters of Wine and WSET Diploma candidates visited the vineyards of Mád. They studied the geology of the first class crus, and tasted the wines of the historic vineyards. The picture was taken on the historic Szent Tamás cru.
Record price at Great Tokaj Wine Auction
The Great Wine Auction organised by Confrérie de Tokaj took place in Sárospatak at 25 April 2015, where Nyulászó 1st Barrel Sweet Szamorodni 2013 by Szent Tamás Vineyards and Winery had been sold for 4 000 000 HUF. In the history of the auction this is a record price in sweet szamorodni category.
The wine had been appraised by Gabriella Mészáros, Weinakademiker and Ronn Wiegand, Master of Wine. This sweet szamorodni according to Ronn Wiegand is a `real head turner`, which stands out even from the most excellent selection of wines by its `greatness`.
The Gala Dinner had been created by Gábor Horváth, chef of Gusteau Restaurant.
MÁD Furmint in Decanter May 2015 90+ points.
Our commune level wine is the only Hungarian wine represented in the prestigious international selection.
Kővágó Project
The Kővágó First Class Cru is at melioration phase. We have already moved the large rocks. Next step is to prepare the terraces.
Tokaj Grand
Grand Tasting of Tokaj
28. 03. 2015.
Corinthia Hotel Budapest
Tokaj Grand tasting event took place in Corinthia Grand Hotel Royal, Budapest. At the event Szent Tamás Vineyards and Winery, Gusteau Restaurant, Első Mádi Borház és Bisztró and Botrytis Hotel exhibited at the same stand.
Percze Furmint 2013 and 3909 Late harvest appeared on the tasting line of the Szent Tamás Vineyards and Winery at the ballroom of Corinthia Hotel.
István Szepsy Jr. presented MÁD Furmint at `Tokaji Ősz` masterclass.
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