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I come from an area located just beside the Slovak Tokaj region, so my addiction to Tokaj is obvious. I'm software developer, outdoor enthusiast and passionate wine lover, living and working somewhere in the middle of Europe.

Location: Bratislava, Slovakia

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2006 Ján & René Pretzelmayer
(2010-01-10 12:09:05 UTC) buddy icon 2006 Ján & René Pretzelmayer 84/100

Green and peppery in its characteristics, with rough tannins showing up on the palate. Definitely not a usual Alibernet.

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2005 Tokaj Macik Winery Tokajské samorodné suché
(2009-11-10 23:25:27 UTC) buddy icon 2005 Tokaj Macik Winery Tokajské samorodné suché 82/100

Tea leaves and mint in the bouquet. I miss some acidity on the palate.

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2005 Tokaj Macik Winery Tokajský Mašláš
(2009-10-19 23:44:48 UTC) buddy icon 2005 Tokaj Macik Winery Tokajský Mašláš 84/100

Honey meets green apple meets peach in the nose. On the palate it's much more fruity, but missing some more acidity on the backend. Although I tend to dislike the wines between dry and dessert, this is pretty nice.

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(2009-10-03 08:29:09 UTC)

GeneV
GeneV said…

I'd love to explore Tokaj more. I've spent a lot of time lately removing the word "Tokay" from wines where it does not belong.

(2009-10-04 14:17:49 UTC)

Ján Sokoly
Ján Sokoly

Good job. The current EU law does not allow anything else than Hungarian and Slovak Tokaj region to use the name. Even the Alsace and Friuli-Venezia Giulia regions had to stop using "Tokay" and "Tocai".
Regarding the exploration, I've spent this weekend over at Tokaj. The 2009 vintage looks very very promising and may reach the 1996 vintage quality. There's only just 9-10 years to wait so we can see :)

(2009-10-02 11:40:59 UTC)

Erol Senel
Erol Senel said…

Ján,
I could not agree with you more. It is a wonderful style of wine and one that is almost unknown over here (even by some people that are truly into wine). That is part of the reason I included it into the wine dinner that I linked. The best part about Tokaji, the price! Compared to Sauternes, it is cheap and in my opinion offers better overall quality. Great to meet you Ján!

(2009-10-02 08:56:07 UTC)

Ján Sokoly

Ján commented on a grape:

Medium Furmint

The body of our beloved Tokaj!

(2009-10-01 18:29:39 UTC)

Erol Senel
Erol Senel said…

I too have an addiction to Tokaji. I have not has Slovak Tokaji but I have had Hungarian.
http://senelwine.blogspot.com/2009/08/what-night-what-meal.html
The one described here is one of the best wines I have ever had. Amazing!

(2009-10-02 08:14:36 UTC)

Ján Sokoly
Ján Sokoly

Hi Erol.
I'm glad to hear there's more of us! In my opinion, Tokaj is very under-rated around the world.
There's not a big difference between Tokajs made in Hungary and in Slovakia as it's the same area. It's just split by a border line between the two countries with about 4/5 in Hungary and 1/5 in Slovakia.

2008 Tokaj Macik Winery Versus No.4 Furmint vs. Zéta
(2009-09-30 20:58:57 UTC) buddy icon 2008 Tokaj Macik Winery Versus No.4 Furmint vs. Zéta 78/100

Nettle and green pear dominate the bouquet.
It's extremely dry on the palate, with loads of acidity, which do pretty much cover everything else.

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(2009-09-18 17:12:01 UTC)

Lindsay Ronga
Lindsay Ronga said…

thanks for being such an active part of the community! getting rid of the wines u flagged ;)

(2009-09-18 17:14:53 UTC)

Ján Sokoly
Ján Sokoly

no problem :)
be sure, to read this as well: http://getsatisfaction.com/corkd/topics/spam_can_be_found_by_searching_for_http_or_www

(2009-09-26 14:17:04 UTC)

Ján Sokoly
Ján Sokoly

strange, they're still all in the database

(2009-09-18 17:11:15 UTC)

Ján commented on Thumb Matúš Ferko’s profile:

Ján Sokoly
Ján Sokoly said…

*yay*
looks like you're facebook connected :)

(2009-09-18 21:17:34 UTC)

Matúš Ferko
Matúš Ferko

yup, man :)

(2009-10-02 09:36:36 UTC)

Matúš Ferko
Matúš Ferko

ale po zmene fotky vo fb sa zmena v corkd neprejavila :(