Pretty good age-r as this was still balanced and in good shape. The caramel color forewarns of a slightly sweet wine with melon and a rocky aftertaste. A little thin but not bad.
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Excellent color, bouquet and mouth feel. You do not feel the alcohol heat a bit (14.5%)! Very well made. The only area it falls short is the delicious factor. A bit dry and low acidity -bland?- for the variety.
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Dark straw color, very vibrant in the glass. Orange peel, rose petal, white peach aromas. Blood orange, grapefruit, pear, slight smokiness, medium acidity, a bit closed but the acidity kicks in a bit after it warms up. Still a bit soft on the finish, not the best vintage for this wine but solid and interesting, not a great value.
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5/15/09: A little disapointed with this now that I have more time with it. Rich golden color. Very rich, with a disturbing low level of acidity. Touches of smoke. It's just too rich, with nothing keeping it buoyant. 86-87
4/6/09: Rich, full aromatics, very pleasant. The palate is rich as well. Would have like a touch more acidity. But lots of rich flavors in here. 88ish
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Very deep golden color, almost orange, initial frizzante, lychee & flowers & plastic? on nose, full-bodied white, 14.5% ABV - potent, some butteryness & grapefuit on finish, a big wine
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A dark-golden, almost almond color. Rich & clean nose of freshly cut flowers, sliced pear, & spicy orange marmalade. The full bodied palate shows a bit of spritz on the front, along with some slightly bitter orange peel [a note which might be confused with pepper]. Something of a hole in the middle subsides as it warms. Retains floral characteristics on the finish, but is neither particularly sweet nor acidic. Balanced, I guess, but certainly less vibrant than I'd hoped. [14.5% abv.; $28].
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Nose was great, loved the very floral citrus mix, definately the high point of the wine. Palate I get citrus, perfume, and honey that lead to great acidity on the finish. This is close if not a full bodied white that even with the acidity is too much for me. This is not my type of gew, even if I love the nose and for >$20 this will not be a repeat.
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Saturday tasting at Chapel Hill Wine Company. Very Gewurz on the nose. Strong sense of grapefruits. Slightly hot and a little drier than I think it should be for balance. Again, is it just this bottle? Is it the comparison to the 2 2005 bottles on the table? Not rated.
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3/11/2015 - ddingley wrote: 86 Points
Pretty good age-r as this was still balanced and in good shape. The caramel color forewarns of a slightly sweet wine with melon and a rocky aftertaste. A little thin but not bad.
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6/9/2012 - rbergy wrote: 84 Points
Great nose, but past prime when drinking, fruit is taken over by tart finish
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2/19/2012 - azwino wrote: 85 Points
Past prime. Dark, touch of honey. No acidity, no zing. Bland.
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6/8/2010 - Winiac wrote: 89 Points
Excellent color, bouquet and mouth feel. You do not feel the alcohol heat a bit (14.5%)! Very well made. The only area it falls short is the delicious factor. A bit dry and low acidity -bland?- for the variety.
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12/11/2009 - andtheodor wrote: flawed
Possibly cooked? Much younger and darker than most of the Gewurz with an unusual resiny, over-extracted tea odor. Dumped.
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11/27/2009 - tzelmer wrote: 89 Points
Dark straw color, very vibrant in the glass. Orange peel, rose petal, white peach aromas. Blood orange, grapefruit, pear, slight smokiness, medium acidity, a bit closed but the acidity kicks in a bit after it warms up. Still a bit soft on the finish, not the best vintage for this wine but solid and interesting, not a great value.
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5/15/2009 - hutch wrote: 87 Points
5/15/09: A little disapointed with this now that I have more time with it. Rich golden color. Very rich, with a disturbing low level of acidity. Touches of smoke. It's just too rich, with nothing keeping it buoyant. 86-87
4/6/09: Rich, full aromatics, very pleasant. The palate is rich as well. Would have like a touch more acidity. But lots of rich flavors in here. 88ish
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2/21/2009 - ELH wrote: 87 Points
Workman like Gewurtz. Pleasant balance of peppery and sweet. Short, somewhat lackluster finish. Day old leftovers flat and unexciting.
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2/19/2009 - ChickadeeSharon wrote: 90 Points
Very deep golden color, almost orange, initial frizzante, lychee & flowers & plastic? on nose, full-bodied white, 14.5% ABV - potent, some butteryness & grapefuit on finish, a big wine
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10/4/2008 - Bacchant wrote: 89 Points
A dark-golden, almost almond color. Rich & clean nose of freshly cut flowers, sliced pear, & spicy orange marmalade. The full bodied palate shows a bit of spritz on the front, along with some slightly bitter orange peel [a note which might be confused with pepper]. Something of a hole in the middle subsides as it warms. Retains floral characteristics on the finish, but is neither particularly sweet nor acidic. Balanced, I guess, but certainly less vibrant than I'd hoped. [14.5% abv.; $28].
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8/10/2008 - ELH wrote: 87 Points
Nice peppery Gewurtz effect. Dry, much drier than 2004 vintage which has an underlying sweetness. Personally prefer the 2004 version.
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6/8/2008 - manonthemoon wrote: 88 Points
Nose was great, loved the very floral citrus mix, definately the high point of the wine. Palate I get citrus, perfume, and honey that lead to great acidity on the finish. This is close if not a full bodied white that even with the acidity is too much for me. This is not my type of gew, even if I love the nose and for >$20 this will not be a repeat.
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4/5/2008 - JeffGMorris wrote:
Saturday tasting at Chapel Hill Wine Company. Very Gewurz on the nose. Strong sense of grapefruits. Slightly hot and a little drier than I think it should be for balance. Again, is it just this bottle? Is it the comparison to the 2 2005 bottles on the table? Not rated.
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