2014 Staatsweingut Weinsberg Traminer -S-

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  5/19/2016 - forceberry wrote: 87 Points

  Despite the name, this is not a Traminer (Savagnin) but a Gewürztraminer, as per German naming convention concerning Gewürztraminer.
  
  Mid-deep yellow color. Very rich and exuberant nose of sweet candy, rosewater, floral perfume, some pear and a little lychee. Light and fresh in the mouth with surprisingly high acidity for a Gewurztraminer. A bit off-dry taste (actually 25 g/l of RS; doesn't seem like it!) with flavors of ripe apple and citrus fruits, floral perfume, some pear and a hint of stony minerality. Fresh and persistent finish with lively acidity, rosewater, ripe apple, some flower petals and a nice, balancing note of green bitterness.
  
  Very enjoyable and balanced off-dry Gewürtzraminer where the residual sugar is kept in check by the fresh, lively acidity. Lovely, well-made example of the variety. A decent buy at 11,50€.

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