Eszencia

Traditional term for wine

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 4 January 2021

• Registered name: Eszencia
• Register: Traditional terms for wine
• Status: Registered
• Class or category of product: Traditional Term
• Protection type: Traditional Term
• Country of origin: Hungary
• Traditional term grapevine product category: Wine
• Traditional term type: Description of product characteristic
• Traditional term language: Hungarian
• Date of registration (UK scheme): 10 March 2021
• Reason for protection: EU agreement
• Internal notes: Wine with a protected designation of origin (PDO)

Summary

The juice of botritysed (aszú) berries which runs off naturally from the vats in which they are collected during harvesting. Residual sugar content: 450 g/l at least. Sugar free extract: 50 g/l at least. It can only be used with the PDO Tokaj.

Published 4 January 2021