Variety
WhiteFurmint
Also known as: Mosler, Šipon, Moslavac
The great grape of Tokaj, grown in Romania in Crișana on the Hungarian border (Diosig, Valea lui Mihai, Miniș): high acidity, quince, citrus and smoke, dry or nobly sweet with enormous ageing potential.
Taste profile
Six axes — acidity, sweetness, body, tannin, aroma intensity and depth — on a 0–5 scale, based on typical style. Real wines vary by region and producer.
Typical aromas — Furmint
These 5 aromas typically define Furmint. Actual taste experience varies by region and style.
Quince
Lemon
Pear
Smoke
Honey (sweet)
Furmint aroma families
These aroma categories are characteristic of Furmint. Other varieties have different focuses.
Fruit aromas are the most common and come directly from the grape, ranging from citrus through stone fruit to black berries.
Herbal aromas can be finely aromatic (sage) or grassy – a stylistic feature in some varieties, ripeness indicator in others.
Mineral notes are considered terroir-typical, emerging from soil, acidity and pH.
Key regions
Furmint is grown in the following regions of our atlas. Click to see wineries.
Wineries with Furmint
6 curated profiles in our atlas grow Furmint.
6 wineries
Balla Géza
Crișana & Maramureș · Miniș-Măderat · Păuliș
Cadarcă, Fetească Neagră, Cabernet Sauvignon
Crama Andronic
Crișana & Maramureș · Miniș-Măderat
Tămâioasă Românească, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon
Crama Familia Hetei
Crișana & Maramureș · Silvania
Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris
Crama Maximarc
Crișana & Maramureș · Miniș-Măderat
Mustoasă de Măderat, Fetească Regală, Chardonnay
Domeniile Sera
Banat · Silagiu
Fetească Albă, Fetească Regală, Muscat Ottonel
Familia Darabont
Crișana & Maramureș · Diosig
Fetească Albă, Fetească Regală, Riesling