White
Steingrubler Grand Cru Gewurztraminer
Alsace · France
Fact sheet
- Type
- White
- Grape
- Gewürztraminer
- Country
- France
- Region
- Alsace
- Appellation
- Steingrubler Grand Cru
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- medium
- Sweetness
- medium
Food pairing
Asian cuisine · spicy dishes · strong cheeses · white meats · delicate desserts
Rated vintages
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201594 pts
An earthy touch of yeast plays promisingly on the nose. The palate then comes in with a concentrated load of ripe peach, bright lemon and rounded rose perfume. An edge of dark fir honey adds even more spicy richness. This brims with flavor, showing rich fruit against fresh lemon…
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201494 pts
The nose is a blend of peach and earth. The palate comes with great intensity, holding against the sweetness with an exquisitely delicious streak of quinine bitterness which lends direction and precision, along with tangy lemon freshness. This creates ample tension and moreishne…
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201191 pts
Faint rose petal notes still perfume the peachy fruit. The palate is rich, medium sweet and honeyed, as though peach and citrus were soaked in honey. This is fresh and rich, rounded and poised, tipping the scales just a little bit more on the rich side. The spice on the finish i…