Gewurztraminer Reserve, Dom. Meyer-Fonné - 2020

Name: Gewurztraminer Reserve, Dom. Meyer-Fonné
Brand: Meyer-Fonné
SKU: 33665
Price: 31.96 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 33665 750mL

This very aromatic and floral wine from the village of Katzenthal is from a producer who specializes in Gewürztraminer. The winemaker at Meyer-Fonné is a Zind-Humbrecht disciple, so there is some richness on the palate that is exquisitely balanced with acidity.

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Color

White

Vintage

2020

Country

France

Region

Alsace

Producer

Meyer-Fonné

Grape Variety

Gewürztraminer

Production Methods

Organic

Practicing Organic

Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard.

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Staff Pick Notes

Certain grapes have just struck me the wrong way and I've had a preconceived dislike without even giving something a chance. Gewurztraminer was always that grape. In my mind, it was a flabby, overly aromatic, sweet, and viscous wine. I found no pleasure in drinking it, so I wrote it off. I shouldn't have done that. After the first sip of this Meyer-Fonné Gewurztraminer Reserve 2019, I realized what an elegant and rich grape this can be. The overtly flabby wine is prevented by a perfect pick time. The grapes are left on vine just long enough to ripen fully in all the aromatic glory while picking early enough to preserve this wine's pop of acidity. White pepper, lychee, pear, grapefruit, and rose power out of the glass while more subtle notes of saffron, ginger, and dill add a savory element to this off-dry, texturally rich wine.

- MHG

Glossary

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