Specifications for the Mád and Mádi dülő wines

Requirements for the Mád designation of Origin

• 4000 vines per hectare in newly planted vineyard sites;
• wines with a Mád designation of origin may only come from vineyards where the vines are pruned by the end of March at the latest, and if such vineyards are weeded or mowed at least twice, and where the grapes are harvested at the right time and are not affected by any fungi or bacteria, except for the fungus Botrytis cinerea;
• vines shall be at least 6 years old;
• the maximum allowable yield is 7500 kg/ha of healthy, ripe grapes (where there are more than 4000 vines per hectare, the maximum allowable yield should be calculated by multiplying the above figure by 1.4);
• varietal wines shall be 100 per cent made from the same grape variety;
• the allowable grape varieties shall be Furmint, Hárslevelű and Sárga Muskotály, as well as any blends thereof
• the minimum potential alcohol by volume shall be 11 per cent
• the wine styles may be Dry, Off-Dry, Late Harvest, Szamorodni, Aszú and Eszencia
• the maximum allowable yield per hectare for Late Harvest and Szamorodni wines may be half of the weight of grapes at full technological maturity;
• the maximum allowable yield per hectare for Aszú wines may be 20 per cent of the weight of grapes at full technological maturity;
• 1 kilogram of botrytised grapes can be used to produce a maximum of 1.4 litres of Aszú wines;
• non-traditional wine styles may be released in glass bottles sized at 0.375 litre, 0.5 litre, 0.75 litre or 1.5 litres, as well as any larger glass bottles that comply with international standards;
• traditional botrytised wine styles may be released in glass bottles sized at 0.375 litre, 0.5 litre and 1.5 litres; the use of unique bottles is subject to permission by the board elect;
• if released in bottles up to and including 1.5 litres in size, dry and off-dry wines shall come in bottles type “Tokaj Antik”, with an embossed TOKAJ lettering, as well as variants of the same with identical proportions;
• in-house brand names are allowed on the packaging, but names of dűlős [i.e. single-vineyards]
• may only be listed on the back label;
• the maximum allowable font size for the address of the producer on a 0.75-litre bottle shall be 5mm.