white grape · regional staple
Furmint
Tokaj-Hegyalja, Hungary
Say it
foor·mint
The 'oo' is as in 'poor' or 'tour,' not the 'ur' in 'fur' — the most common American mispronunciation
On the palate
green applelemonquincewhite peachflintsmoke
How you spot it blind: smoky mineral backbone underpinned by jaw-dropping, structure-defining acidity
The story
First written down · 1571, Hétszőlő vineyard, Tokaj-Hegyalja, Hungary
DNA analysis confirmed Furmint is an offspring of Gouais Blanc — the ancient parent also of Chardonnay and Riesling — and Furmint is itself most likely the parent of Hárslevelű, its traditional Tokaji blending partner.
Where it lives
Tokaj-Hegyalja, Hungary · Somló, Hungary · Eger, Hungary · Slovenia (as Šipon) · Burgenland, Austria (as Mosler)
Shows up as
dry whiteTokaji AszúTokaji Eszencialate harvest
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Also answers to Šipon.
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