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JANUARY - New Zealand Gewürztraminer
The Region: When the first Marlborough vines were planted in 1973 few people predicted that the region would become New Zealand’ s largest and best known winegrowing area in little more than 20 years. Abundant sunshine, cool nights and a long growing season helps to build and maintain the vibrant fruit flavors for which Marlborough is now famous.
The Wine: The 2008 Limited Edition Gewürztraminer grapes came from the internationally renowned Allan Scott Wines and Estates. An early harvest protected the grapes from the extreme heat of the Marlborough summer allowing them to develop the intense aromatic spiciness typical of this variety, named from the German word for ‘perfumed’, Gewürz. The berries range in color from amber–gold to rose to purpletinged, and produce a gently golden-colored wine, unmistakable in its heady, aromatic intensity, with a pungent fragrance of lychee, tropical fruit and rose petals. Its flavors
are ample, lusciously fruity and spicy rather than complex.
The Food: The sweetness of Gewurztraminer draws out strong fruit characteristics and has good acidity to stand up to spicy food such as Thai or Szechuan cuisine, strong cheeses and fresh fruits. It also does well with more savory dishes likes herbed grilled chicken and barbecued salmon. The intense purity of the fruit character will be apparent immediately in this rich wine, and the hint of sweetness that balances it makes it a tempting sipper right away, but the deeper floral characters of rose petal and lychee will
become much more apparent after six months to a year.
Sweetness Code: 1 (Off-dry)
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