White

Estate Gewürztraminer

David Hill

Willamette Valley · Willamette Valley · United States

Fact sheet

Type
White
Grape
Gewürztraminer
Country
United States
Region
Willamette Valley · Willamette Valley
Appellation
Willamette Valley
Body
medium
Acidity
medium
Sweetness
off-dry

Food pairing

Thai dishes · Thai noodles · poultry with fruit sauce · Asian cuisine · spicy dishes

Rated vintages

  • 201690 pts

    Produced from vines a half century old, this is fermented completely dry yet retains a distinct floral/talc character. Although Alsatian in style it, exudes a bit of extra fruit flesh, as one would expect of Oregon. It's a lovely wine, with rose petal scents and light peach flav…

  • 201490 pts

    Though 28 g/L of residual sugar is indicated, this lushly fruity and thoroughly delicious wine does not seem at all sweet, and just barely off dry. Peaches and pears combine in a lightly spicy but intensely flavorful wine with a myriad of food pairing possibilities, notably Thai…

  • 201289 pts

    Smoke and spice come through in this sensuous wine with pretty accents and flavors of rose petals, peaches and apricots. The mouthfeel is soft, even silky, and the length impressive.

  • 200688 pts

    This is finished dry, at 13.3% alcohol, and puts the emphasis on citrus and grass, cracker and grain. There is a smidgeon of varietal perfume—a whiff of rose petal—but overall it's trending more toward Sauvignon Blanc than most Gewürztraminer. Nonetheless there is an impression…