Tokaji Eszenszia Disznoko 1988 Nils Gustaf Lindgren Hi Nils, Some time ago the Finnish Alko had the 1988 Disznökö Aszu Eszencia (SP?) for sale at an outrageously low price (if memory serves me right, around 30 euros per 0,5 litre bottle) and I bought 6 bottles. Anyway, it's about everything you could expect from a Borkombinat era Tokaji, just more so (MUCH more so). Very good, sweet (very), raisins and other dried fruit, with good balanced finish and an incredibly long aftertaste. Oxidation, yes, but really no more than in any of the other Tokajis of the time. If you have the chance, I recommend trying it with vanilla ice cream and cloudberry jam. Or just by itself; it's a really rich wine. Cheers, -Topi Kuusinen, Finland PS: I briefly visited Stockholm last week and went to the Systembolaget at Regeringsgatan. I envy you for the choice you have there. Despite the propaganda of the Finnish monopoly, Alko, their wine buttortment is very predictable and highly uninteresting. I was returning home from a motorcycle trip, so space was at a premium. Otherwise I would have bought a couple of bottles of 2001 Geheimrat "J" Riesling Spätlese Trocken (199 SEK, if I remember correctly), now I just packed a couple of bottles of late '90s six putt Tokaji. 
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