Community Tasting Note

grafstrb wrote:

Wednesday, May 28, 2014 - -- cracked and poured --
-- tasted non-blind over a couple hours --

NOSE: smells a bit sweet; typical lychee; smoky twigs; tropical-fruited; a touch floral; simple.

BODY: pale yellow-green color; medium bodied.

TASTE: noticeably off-dry, which I recall from prior experience with this wine; papaya; nice smoky mineral aspect to this --- flinty?; 12.5% alc. not noticeable; very good, as long as the r.s. isn’t a deal-breaker; medium to medium-long finish of medium intensity; I prefer a drier (or much sweeter) expression of Gewurztraminer --- this is kind of half-dry; overall, solid-but-not-exciting performance for this bottle; I seem to recall liking this a bit more a few years ago, back when it had more intensity of fruit flavor married to its sweetness and mineral tones. Although it would be interesting to see where this would go with two or three more years in the cellar, I’m not confident it would necessarily get any better. Drink now.

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