2011 Joseph Swan Vineyards Gewürztraminer Saralee's Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 88 points

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  6/26/2014 - jasonh Likes this wine:

  The Vineyard Lunch Gang Visits Saralee's + 97 Pentagon & 02 Trenton: A very tasty and complete wine. Semi sweet fruit with a rocky notes. Finish is nice a long.

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  8/17/2013 - drrobvino wrote: 88 Points

  Honey and peaches on the nose and palate.
  A nice spiciness in the mid palate and into the med(-) finish.
  Overall quaffable. Well balanced. Drink now through 2014.

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  5/13/2013 - drrobvino wrote: 88 Points

  Initially opened 2-3 days ago.
  Pale straw color, watery at the rim.
  Nose is in good condition, youthful, with med intensity notes of pear, lychee, spice, and minerality.
  The palate shows a dry wine, med in body and alcohol (listed 14.1% abv), with med intensity flavors of pear, white pepper / spice, lychee fruit, and a chalky minerality. The wine displays a med or med(-) acidity, with a med length finish complete with white tree fruit and minerals.
  A good quality wine, drinking fine now, should continue to do so for another 2 years or so.

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  5/6/2013 - wondersofwine Likes this wine: 90 Points

  14.1% abv. Pale gold color. Fragrance wafts beyond the glass. Perfumed with spiced stonefruits (initially I thought peach or apricot but later decided it was closer to spiced pear.) Very acidic on the tongue with a crisp,clean feel and a persistent finish. Spiciness is prominent on the palate as well as in the aroma. The first evening I had this with chicken with artichoke and thinly sliced mushrooms, green beans, and baked potato. The second evening I had this with sweet and sour chicken and rice. I thought it paired better with the chicken and artichoke. I could see it going well with spicy Asian fare but the sweet and sour chicken was not spicy. If I were rating this against my favorite wines of any variety it would probably score in the 80's but rating it against other Gewurztraminers I've had, I would rate it 90 or 91 points. I would be curious as to how those who are more familiar with Gewurztraminer from Alsace would rate it.

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  6/16/2012 - td1836 wrote: 86 Points

  Floral notes, lemon, with an acidic/creamy finish.

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