White
Altenbourg Gewurztraminer
Alsace · France
Fact sheet
- Type
- White
- Grape
- Gewürztraminer
- Country
- France
- Region
- Alsace
- Appellation
- Alsace
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- medium
- Sweetness
- off-dry
Food pairing
Asian cuisine · spicy dishes · seafood · blue cheeses · white meats · tropical fruits
Rated vintages
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201592 pts
A note of flinty reduction still hovers above the nose, signalling a wine still needing bottle age. Underneath, juicy peaches are enlivened with notes of fresh, tart passion fruit. The final picture is one of balanced poise and lasting, juicy aroma. Drink 2017–2025.
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201393 pts
The lifted, pure scent of damask rose after rain hits you first. It is then joined by riper notions of Mirabelle but always with fresh, airy lift. While the palate weighs this down with perceptible sweetness, the aromas rise unfettered. This is a beautiful wine singing with rose…