THE DR. OLAH LASZLO COLLECTION  
Oenologist Dr. Olah Laszlo discovered these unique older wines during his professional explorations of several old cellars throughout Hungary, during the early 1960s while working for the Satoraljauhely National Wine Institute. Realizing the values of these treasures, he hid them carefully from the Soviet occupying forces. Since Tokaji wines are a symbol of freedom in Hungrary, it was not until the fall of the Iron Curtain did he dare think of sharing these special wines with wine lovers around the world. All the wines were recorked at the end of 2005 by Dr. Laszlo himself. The Eszencia 1855, 1856 and 1858 were discovered in the cellar of Duke Bretzenheim in Màd. The Tokaji Aszu Eszencia 1874, 1876, 1880 and 1888 were discovered in the cellar of Szirmay Ödön in the village of Satoraljauhely in glass bowls and were filled in 0,5 l Tokaji bottles. Tokaji Aszu Eszencia 1900, 1901, 1904, 1906, 1914, 1917, 1920, 1927, 1934, 1937 and 1942 were discovered in the cellar of Count Andrassy György in Tàllya.