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| Drinking window: Drink between 2007 and 2010 (based on 22 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.6 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 11 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by dream on 1/19/2013 & rated 89 points: This has a darkish color of honey. Pretty nose of acacia trees, dried apricots and honey. Oily and aged with subtle flavors of peach blossoms, citrus and honey and then a gripping acidity kicks in which lifts the wines to a nice, spicy, floral finish with notes of flinty minerals. Quite interesting how this has aged and excellent with food. (1158 views) | | | Tasted by dream on 9/4/2011 & rated 88 points: This is really beginning to mature and showing a molasses color. Interesting nose of lychee and apricot with some floral spice. Quite deep and intense for a Gewurtz with flavors of honey, apricot and madeira. Finishes with a nice, spicy minerality and plenty of petrol. I wouldn't want to drink Gewurtz much more mature than this. (1418 views) | | | Tasted by xtrmjoe on 9/15/2010 & rated 91 points: My system (nose mouth finish) +/+, this is what I was expecting from a wine this age, typical petrol poking though with citrus and lychee (1317 views) | | | Tasted by dream on 4/11/2008 & rated 91 points: Very dense for a Gewurtz with flavors of lychee and peach. Quite intense and concentrated with floral notes on the spicy finish. Still needs time. (1579 views) | | | Tasted by dream on 11/24/2007 & rated 91 points: A really tasty and full bodied Cali Gewurz with delicious flavors of lychee and tangerine. Tastes packed and seems like it could still improve with time. 91+ (1713 views) | | | Tasted by TheWinePair on 10/8/2007 & rated 91 points: Deep golden color. Great floral nose and ripe stone fruit. Needs food. Spicy seafood dish goes great! (1519 views) | | | Tasted by Rupert on 11/29/2006 & rated 87 points: At the Square: smelled ripe and sweet, but on the palate wholly dry and finished abuptly - nice, though (2291 views) | | | Tasted by drdebs on 8/26/2006 & rated 89 points: Oz Farm Slow Dinner--Late Summer 2006 (Point Arena, CA): Steely and bone-dry gewurz, with less of a sweet impression than most local gewurz wines. Medium straw color. Broad citrus aromas, and palate. (2860 views) | | | Tasted by TwoDogs on 6/14/2006: I don't want to rate this as it would be a total guess on my part but I did enjoy this wine. I haven't had a Gewurtraminer in years. This bottle was a gift from friends and it went quite nicely with sweet potato curry soup with crab. It was not as sweet as I remember these wines. Seemed nicely balanced with a hint of apricot. (2190 views) | | | Tasted by kmack on 2/20/2006: Yellow gold color with just a tinge of pink. Nose a bit subdued. Somewhat typical gewurtztraminer flavors but somewhat fruit-forward with the lychee more pronounced, some nutmeg and just a bit of rose - mainly on the finish. Dryer than I was expecting for a new world wine. I've never had this wine before but I wonder if it might benefit from a bit of aging. (1957 views) | | | Tasted by HH on 2/2/2006: Very intense fruit,almost too much. I think this wine will be better with a little more time in bottle. (2064 views) |
| Lazy Creek Vineyards Producer websiteGewürztraminer Varietal Character (Appellation America)USAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson North CoastThe North Coast American Viticultural Area (AVA) in California, covering more than three million acres, includes Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino and Lake counties, and portions of Marin and Solano counties. (see The Wine Institute for more information)Anderson Valleyhttp://www.avwines.com/anderson-valley-appellation-map/
Anderson Valley stretches from Yorkville Highlands (located in a highland meadow straddling the upper Rancheria Creek and upper Dry Creek watersheds) through Boonville (located on Anderson Creek) and Philo (located on Indian Creek) to Navarro (located on Soda Creek). Rancheria, Anderson, Indian and Soda creeks are tributaries to the Navarro River, which flows north and west through the coastal range to the Pacific Ocean; Dry Creek flows south into the Russian River watershed in Sonoma County. The main stem of the Navarro River begins less than a mile south of Philo at the confluence of Anderson Creek and Rancheria Creek. The mouth of the Navarro is 10 miles (16 km) south of Mendocino, California. Encompassing 315 square miles (816 km²), the Navarro River watershed is the largest coastal basin in Mendocino County.
Such unique geography results in a wide diurnal range, with daily high and low temperatures occasionally diverging 40 or 50 degrees. This enables Pinot Noir growers to keep acid development in line with sugar and flavor formation through long, warm Indian summers. It also makes for superb Gewurztraminer and Riesling, giving rise to the valley’s annual Alsatian Varietals and Pinot Noir festivals.
The climate in the Anderson Valley appellation is tempered by cool marine air. Steep hills and mountains surround rolling to nearly level alluvial terraces. The dominant natural vegetation is a mixed forest of Coast Redwood, various native oak varieties, and Douglas-fir. Elevation ranges from sea level to 2,500 feet (760 m). The average annual precipitation ranges from 35 to 80 inches (900 to 2000 mm). The average annual temperature is about 53 °F (12 °C), and the average frost-free season ranges from 220 to 365 days. Towards the coast the summers are cool and moist with frequent fog, while the interior Anderson Valley proper features a warm to hot summer climate similar to nearby interior regions, with daytime highs occasionally in excess of 100 °F (38 °C).
Visitors to the Valley should come prepared for cool evenings and warm days. Locals dress in layers year round. |
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