Gewurtztraminer

The Dry River team believes that Gewurtz benefits greatly from multiple, staged pickings. The array of flavours, aromas and texture is a result of choosing opportune times for harvesting selected parcels, not merely the optimal condition for the complete block. A melange of aromas suggestive of Turkish Delight, nougat and almond paste are the immediate characters that spring to mind. Exotic fruits, orange peel and fresh apple provide further interest. This is a bright light gold wine with an easily recognised Gewurtz. nose. As the vines on this block have grown older, the spice fragrance from successive vintages has become more dominant –...

WINERY NOTES: The warmer vintages like the 2018 benefit our Alsace varieties in the vineyard for the style we pursue, in this case Gewurtz, a broader, denser wine with full, decadent aromatics and a touch of residual sugar. Hallmark aromatics of quince, ginger, rose petals and lychee are seamlessly woven into more difficult to decipher aromatics; perfumed stone fruits and papaya with lifted spices. Some of the 2018 Botrytis bunch selection wine was blended into this to provide some more depth - honey suckle and orange peel characters with fresh, dried herbs. The palate is structured, even a bit stern at first, then becoming more elastic and...

Intense concentration and brightness to eclipse the sun. Gorgeous structure and classic form. Plenty of time to run and for me - more enjoyable than its bomb-diggity younger brother from 2013. RR4WEA