2013 Dry River Gewürztraminer

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 89 points

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  4/8/2015 - HowardNZ Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Dinner with Nick and Wayne: As a bit of an afterthought, we tried this wine. It had an attractive glycerol nose, with herbal, lychee and honeyed elements. On palate, the Dry River had good acidity with honey, citric flavours and a hint of dried herbs and spices. It had good fruit volume and structure and nice texture. It's pretty young but the flavour profile was fairly straightforward and uncomplicated. Hold for 5+ years, perhaps it'll develop into something more interesting.

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  10/27/2014 - LindsayM wrote:

  Deep gold with flecks of yellow, the colour of our 2013 Gewurztraminer reminds us of the golden glow of the sun. Candied fruit aromas of pineapple, mango and tangerine speak of concentration and purity. A number of picking passes over the season has enabled us to capture a range of grape flavours – the later picks are noteworthy in that they contribute amazing ‘Bunch Selection’ characters of dried apricot and ginger marmalade. The palate continues building from entry to finish – supple and sappy but refined, pure and long to the end. Fruit flavours span the spectrum for Gewurztraminer; lychee, apricot and muscatel. It is difficult to resist the youthful charm of this delicious wine but bottle age will progress the perceived richness and add other nuances of spicy complexity.

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