CAVE RÁKÓCZI (RÁKÓCZI PLIERS)

The most tourist of the cellars of. Cave winery is a real institution, a piece of Hungarian history. Built in the early th century, it was the property of kings and princes. The main hall (28 m long, 10 m wide and 5 m wide) was the election of King János Szapolyai in 1526. The rest is a veritable maze of galleries dug in the volcanic rock, with thousands of perfectly aligned oak barrels. An impressive layer of moisi covers the walls; it forms a natural insulation that helps maintain an ambient temperature and thus create an environment particularly favourable to the natural process of aging and maturation. Rákóczi winery also houses the production of the domain of Hétszőlő, an exceptional cru created in 1502 by the meeting of seven parcels (Hétszőlő means "seven vines" in Hungarian). This area, most south of Tokaj, is still cultivated in the strength of horses. The best years are: 2004, 1994, 1993, 1975, 1972, 1937. At the risk of disappointing you, you know that Rákóczi cellar is only used for visits, no wine is ageing anymore…