September 23, 2023 - Golden-hued and a bit out of balance (not enough acidity), but the trademark pear, peach and passion fruit flavors were abundant and there was no mistaking this beautiful wine’s Gewurtz lineage. We enjoyed it mightily.
June 17, 2022 - PnP. Over the hill. More or less oxidized.
July 25, 2020 - From a 375 and a friends cellar., ullage was negligible and the cork fine. Color amber, the nose has a blend of botrytis and sherry, low acidity in the mouth increased the perception of this a a fine sherry rather a GE. Obviously not what was intended but still quite pleasant I readily finished my glass as we discussed what to serve with it. Aged Gouda and some freshly roasted almonds won.
April 9, 2018 - Popped and consumed rather quickly a variety of cheeses. I love ZH and I love gewurz, and Hengst is GC. I liked this bottle, but not as much as I SHOULD have liked it. The aromatics were beautiful, as expected -- mostly lychee and apricot. The wine is also extremely viscous. But the mouth couldn't quite compete with the nose. Also, there was a soapy, waxy quality that seemed to evolve. Finally, after two hours the wine was done. Just for the heck of it I recorked the bottle and drank the final glass the next night, and it seemed in that same place. Perhaps I'm grading overly harshly -- everyone seemed to enjoy the wine -- but my high expectations were not quite met.
July 10, 2015 - Surprisingly good. Thick mouthfeel. Some complexity. Pears, spices and some mineral is found in this former so opulent wine that has reached some maturity and has thrown some baby fat. Went well with cheese. Probably still a bit too rich on its own. 89-90
June 10, 2015 - Again with Thai food. There is much btl variation here. This one much more in the VT vein with quite a bit of residual sugar, overripe apricots, white flowers, petrol. Big thick and a little clumsy. This is a crowd pleaser but by no means a dry white wine.
October 3, 2013 - Good God. This wine is a gorgeous exemplar of explosive apricot, lychee and tropical fruits. Golden hue. Complex mouth feel - just short of viscous. We enjoyed this with spicy Thai food, which tamed and deepened the typical exotic fruits.
Gewurtz has this, um, image issue. Let the doubters uncork this wine with yellow and orange curry dishes from the local Thai joint, and you will have converts on your hands.
September 14, 2013 - Nothing special. A bit disappointing considering the vintage and the producer 88?
April 21, 2013 - Sadly this was not that enjoyable for me. Too much residual sugar and not enough acid. Thick and glyceriny and overall clumsy, cloying, and tough to drink. Also pricked on the front of the tongue. 2 more btls so hoping this is just a bad btl
March 12, 2013 - Wow! Big boned and broad shouldered gewurtz with heavy glycerine and an oily mouth coating feel. Close to a VT/spatlese in terms of residual sugar. The nose is staggering w/ rose petal and grapefruit/citrus as one would expect. The wine is slightly pricked on the tongue but this might just be this bottle. Like all Zinds, this one makes a statement. Not for the timid and those who one appreciate subtle and delicate whites will find this heavy handed. For me, with fried tilapia on a Tuesday night, it was super.