A gently sweet late-harvest Furmint showing apricot, peach, honey and orange marmalade with floral notes and touches of citrus and tropical fruit. The sweetness is balanced by Furmint’s naturally assertive acidity, keeping the medium-bodied palate vibrant rather than syrupy, with a smooth, lingering honeyed finish.
Evolúció is built around Tokaj’s indigenous grapes and volcanic terroir, with its producer partner described as one of the region’s historic producers but deliberately left unnamed in the project’s public materials.
Evolúció Late Harvest represents a modern transformation of historic Hungarian winemaking, intentionally crafted to reject old-school, overly heavy dessert styles. Conceived by Bryce MacNamee of Boutique Wine Collection in collaboration with a historic estate in the Tokaj region, the name itself signifies an evolutionary shift toward a lighter, fresher style of sweet wine. The true collaborative magic lies in the vineyard and cellar strategy: MacNamee and the generational growers take a high-stakes weather risk by leaving 100% pure Furmint grapes on 30-year-old volcanic vines long after the normal harvest to naturally concentrate sugars, entirely bypassing the traditional practice of blending in other varietals. To achieve their shared vision of a luxurious yet highly refreshing dessert wine, they slow-ferment the hand-harvested fruit in stainless steel tanks to lock in vibrant tropical and citrus notes, followed by a brief aging period in traditional Hungarian oak barrels to add a subtle layer of complexity and texture without sacrificing the grape's signature, crisp acidity. The egg in the nest symbolizes the nurturing of tradition but the start of something new.
Late-harvest Furmint’s honeyed fruit and piercing natural acidity make it an especially useful fall wine with blue cheese, fruit desserts or as a cool-evening finish to dinner.
