White
Sonnenglanz Grand Cru Gewurztraminer
Alsace · France
Fact sheet
- Type
- White
- Grape
- Gewürztraminer
- Country
- France
- Region
- Alsace
- Appellation
- Sonnenglanz Grand Cru
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- medium
- Sweetness
- medium
Food pairing
curry · spicy Asian dishes · foie gras · blue cheese · fruit tarts
Rated vintages
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201293 pts
This is an intensely rich wine, opulent although with a sense of texture and a drier core. It's a full bodied, generous wine, fruity and structured. As a contrast, a surprising streak of fresh acidity brings an apple character to the more tropical fruit flavors. The wine should…
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201191 pts
Very gentle, perfumed honeysuckle notes are distinct and enticing on the nose. The palate follows this with a perfumed, opulent medium-sweetness that is reminiscent of sugar-plums and candied fruit pastilles: there are peach and plum and unbridled richness with a slight phenolic…
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200891 pts
This is sweet and rich, featuring ripe, spicy fruit, a hint of honey and an opulent texture. Now mature, this is rounded and delicious.
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200792 pts
A gold colored wine, it is honeyed, almost as if touched by botrytis. It's full and rich with a syrupy texture, very smooth, the spice is completely sublimated by the mature character and some fragrant final acidity. It's ready to drink.