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Gewürztraminer
Gewürztraminer is a high quality white grape which produces classic varietal wines in the Alsace region of France.
It is the second most widely planted grape in Alsace and the most widely planted in the Haut-Rhin where it is particularly well suited to the clay-rich soils found in the Vosges foothills. It is normally fermented dry and produces golden, medium to full-bodied wine with heady aromas of lychees, rose petals and white peaches.
It attains naturally high sugar levels far in excess of Riesling and this makes it ideal for sweet, late harvest wines. These can be unctuously sweet and luscious and the best can last for decades. Rieffel, Hugel and Zind Humbrecht consistently produce the finest Gewürztraminer wines in Alsace.
It is also planted in Germany (specifically in the Rheinpfalz and Baden regions), Austria, the Alto Adige in Italy and to a lesser extent in Australia, New Zealand and California. Gerwürz means spice in German, although this pink-skinned grape tends to produce exotically perfumed rather than spice laden wines.
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Very fine on the nose, with exquisite, enticing rose petal, white stone, and even hints of Floris soap (!) to beguile you. While the nose is delicate and pretty, the suave, luxurious palate really charms, with rich but fragrant Turkish delight flavours, an extraordinary mix of the perfumed and the medium dry ‘gras’. There’s even a smoky dimension to this benchmark plus Gewurztraminer that’s become a staple Berrys’ favourite, thanks to Lucas remaining true to the grape’s identity. Indeed it’s that smokiness that calls for a wedge of blue cheese!
David Berry Green
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