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Botanical illustration of a yellow-green grape cluster with shrivelled berries, leaf and tendril.
Botanical illustration of a yellow-green grape cluster with shrivelled berries, leaf and tendril.

Furmint

white · vinifera

Origin
Probably Tokaj, Hungary
Where it grows
Hungary
Typical winemaking
steel or oak; dry, and sweet from late-harvested grapes

The story

Furmint is Hungary's signature white, probably born in Tokaj, and a parent of Hárslevelű. It is also known as Šipon in Slovenia, and as Mosler. It makes both dry and sweet wine, and in Hungary it ripens fully.

The acidity is the constant: high and firm. Around it come quince, lemon and a little smoke and, in the sweet wines, apricot and honey. Dry single-vineyard Furmint shows how much the grape carries from its site.

Sensory profile

Where it grows

Open Furmint in the atlas

Food pairing

Pork with fruit. Goose liver. Blue cheese, with the sweet wines.

In the Amber Road portfolio

None of our wines is made from Furmint yet. See the shelf.