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Lawson's Dry Hills Gewürztraminer 2006 |
| Wine Description |
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Off - dry in style, this wine combines an expressive floral bouquet with lychee and ginger flavours. The full bodied palate is richly textured with great concentration and a long spicy finish. |
| Tasting Notes |
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On the nose this wine is aheady mix of floral(rose petal) fruit(passionfruit, lychee) and spice(ginger, cinnamon). The palate is rich, fleshy and concentrated with a distinctive spicy finish. In the young wine lychee, stonefruit and a gentle perfumed character dominate the palate.Given time this wine will develop further complexity with musky notes appearing and the palate becoming richer and more rounded. |
| Winemakers Notes |
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At the foot of Marlborough's dry Wither Hills adjacent to our winey, the Lawson's and Woodward vineyards consistently produce intensely flavoured Gewürztraminer grapes. The warm early season lead us to pick these grapes on March 18th 2006, both the condition and the ripness of the fruit were ideal |
| WineMaker:
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Marcus Wright / Dean Boyce |
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Marlborough
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This wine will drink wonderfully at any time over the next 2-6 years. |
| Food
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Hot smoked salmon with a light chilli dressing. |
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Johanneshof Cellars Marlborough Gewurztraminer 2006 |
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A classically ginger and lychees nose leads to rich and vibrant flavours of ginger and spices. The residual sugar makes for a medium style that is generous, velvety and opulent. The finish is very long and delightful. A wine of the highest class. |
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Soljans Gisborne Gewürztraminer 2005 |
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A long cool fermentation has enhanced the delicious floral aromas. The soft yet opulent perfumed lychee and ginger flavours abound, a consequence of low acid ripe grapes. |
| Region:
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Gisborne |
| Winery:
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Soljans Estate |
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Villa Maria Private Bin Gewurztraminer 2004 |
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| Tasting
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This wine has been made in a classic Alsace style with abundant perfumed musk, lychee and rose petal aromas. The palate is spicy with hints of cinnamon, it is opulent, mouthfilling and luscious. The small amount of residual sugar softens the palate but is well balanced with natural acidity |
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Gisborne |
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Villa Maria Estate Ltd |
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Chard Farm Gewürztraminer 2006 |
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A complex bouquet of ginger spice, rose petal and a background of lycee fruitiness. The wine has supple fruit flavours in the mouth which continue with a long finely spiced finish. Beautifully balanced in an off-dry style. |
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Central Otago |
| Winery:
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Chard Farm |
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