Community Tasting Note

RajivAyyangar wrote:

Thursday, May 14, 2015 - Alsace Masterclass (The Progress, SF): Summary: This is pretty interesting. It definitely reminds me of the ’12, but the aromatics are more in the stinkier thiol range.
Score: Around 8.5
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Full Sensory:
Visual: Moderate concentration pale gold.
Nose: Elevated intensity, terpenic and stinky. Fresh rose terpenes, a whiff of burnt firecracker that blew off after a bit (reductive / sulfur compound flaw). Some bitter thiols - overripe grapefruit, skunk. Light tones of saffron (botrytis). (GKruth: botrytis erodes terpenes, so Weinbach’s wines tend to be difficult to call varietal on because of the combo of botrytis and higher RS).
Palate: A bit off dry - ~15-20 g/L RS [called this well! 19.6 g/L]. Medium plus body. Diminished acid. Bitterness driven balance.

Laterals:
-vs. Muscat (e.g. the Bechtold) - the Gewurz has slightly elevated alcohol [13.5%], lower alcohol, and the terpenes are more on the “rose” side than the “orange oil” side.

Note on Gewurz: Not GKruth’s favorite grape, but can lead to some of his all time favorite food pairings: Sausage, stinky cheese (Muenster d’Alsace), pork (actually a lot of Alsace wines are good with pork).

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