Esszencia. . . . Anyone had/like it?

[Scott_Brunson]

@Gerhard P.

@GregT

Well, maybe not that extreme. Say Mozart instead of Tchaikovsky! Everybody likes Pyotr but he does weary one after a time.

Cheers!

Well, better say: Mendelssohn-B versus Tschaikovsky (that´s how we spell him here)

(T. wrote much too many sequences … at least for my taste)

(Mozart is one of only 3 or 4 geniuses - well and far above the crowd)

Gerhard, well said (x2)

[GregT]

Yeah - my mother in law is completely with you on where Mozart fits in. My wife too for the most part - she just did Don Giovanni last week. And the only sweet wine she can stand happens to be a good aszú, so she must have good taste!

[Gerhard_P]

@GregT

Yeah - my mother in law is completely with you on where Mozart fits in. My wife too for the most part - she just did Don Giovanni last week. And the only sweet wine she can stand happens to be a good aszú, so she must have good taste!

Hm … what do you mean with “she did” ?
She was in the audience … or on the stage ?
(both might have been great …)

[Peter_Chiu]

@Gerhard P.

I had several times an Essencia Tokaji - one 1972, 2 or 3 from the 60ies (1964 …) and a 1957 (my vintage) which was the best not only because the oldest. Especially the latter was really fine, very sweet but also with lively acidity … but I would not say these wines are “better” than other sweet wines like Sauternes/Barsac, Austrian or German TBAs or Loire sweets …
IMHO sweetness is not everything - and the sweeter the better is not true … it is a question of balance between res-sugar and acidity together with the (preferably) aged aromas that makes a wine great - or only sweet.

Gerhard - my preferred vintage for Essencia Tokaji was indeed from vintage 1957…

The sweetest wine I ever have was P.Delesvaux - Carbonifera 97. There were 2900 bts made and at a 0.459 gm.Potent.27%-7.5%.

That being said, it paled when compared to P.Delesvaux - Anthologie 97 (2300 bts 0.535 gm.Potent.31.5%-5.5% - which I did not own and bought ).

IMHO sweetness is not everything - and the sweeter the better is not true

Here I agree again. I much prefer Delesvaux ( simple ) SGN specially from vintage 1997.

[GregT]

@Gerhard P.

Hm … what do you mean with “she did” ?
She was in the audience … or on the stage ?
(both might have been great …)

Produced it. Doesn’t sing when she’s doing the production.

[Beau_Carufel]

I had a 2000 Ch. Dereszla Eszencia a few months back and can still taste it. There was such an intensely sweet flavor at first, but it was turned around by some really nice acidity. I liked the thick texture too, but that may have been the sheer novelty of the experience. At around $300 a bottle though, I won’t be buying much of it.

[Gerhard_P]

@GregT

@Gerhard P.

Hm … what do you mean with “she did” ?
She was in the audience … or on the stage ?
(both might have been great …)

Produced it. Doesn’t sing when she’s doing the production.

Great - I would like to produce … or better: conduct - Don Giovanni !

[Scott_Brunson]

Gerhard–I have sung both DG and Leporello (in younger days)
Leporello was the better role for me