2015 Domaine Weinbach Gewurztraminer Furstentum, France, Alsace, Wine Review

This wine is quite sweet. How good the wine is depends on if you are ready for it and if you like sweet wines. Light silvery gold in color. There are a slight amount of bubbles in the glass on opening but they are resolved quickly. Great nose of Lychees with minerals and apricots. Full bodied. Oily texture. This is quite deep and tightly layered. It unwinds in the glass in layers of apricots, minerals and sweet syrup. This would be quite at home with an array of blue cheeses for dessert. There is enough acidity to carry it thru some spicy food as well. Its best days are in front of it. Hold for five years at least and drink for a couple decades plus after that.

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Vins de France 101: Alsace, France’s Little Wine Treasure

Take a deep breath. While exhaling, say “Ahhhl zas.” It resonates like a yoga mantra with the emphasis on “Ahhh.” The phonetic version of Alsace reveals the beauty of this little border province and the prominence of one of France’s smallest wine regions. It harbors a medieval landscape from a bygone era. Half-timbered houses, cobbled streets, and Romanesque churches have you anticipating someone heavily cloaked in costume to walk by you munching on a giant turkey leg.

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1988 Zind-Humbrecht Gewurztraminer Rangen de Thann Clos St. Urbain Vendange Tardive, France, Alsace, Wine Review

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1988

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The evening wasn't quite done and this fit the bill for a little something sweet to finish the night. From a 375ml bottle. Deep golden/orange in color. The nose is pretty with lychees, oranges and slight simple syrup. Also a nice underlying minerality. On the palate, this is slightly viscous. Much fresher than a bottle a couple of years ago. Lychees, apricots with a bit of sweetness. A nice bit of acidity to balance things out. Long finish that was clean and without bitterness. Just delicious and interesting to sip on its own, it would work with a slightly sweet dessert.

2012 Domaine Bechtold Gewurztraminer Engelberg, France, Alsace, Wine Review

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2012

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B+

Light silvery gold in color. There are a small amount of bubbles in the glass but they blew off quickly. The nose is nice with lychees and minerals. The palate is slightly sweet with a candied quality to it. Like a hard candy with a sort of tropical fruit/citrus flavor. It also has an interesting wheat note (think wheat beer). Overall, drinking well but starting to show its age. It depends on how you like these wines. $34

2015 Schoffit Gewurztraminer Rangen de Thann Clos St.-Théobald, France, Alsace, Wine Review

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2015

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A+

What a delicious wine. Golden in color. The nose is gorgeous with lychees, and slight canned peaches in heavy syrup. On the palate, this is viscous. Slightly sweet but not dessert level. Honey and peaches with good acidity. Would work great with spicy foods. Long finish. This is sweet enough to not please though who insist on dry wines, but for those more varied in their tastes, this is delicious. Young, this drank better on day 2. It does have a touch of a bitterness that one sometimes finds in Gewurztraminer. Enough to notice, not enough to mar the flavors of enjoyment. This r

2016 The Furst Gewurztraminer, France, Alsace, Wine Review

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2016

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A-

Produced at Cave Vinicole de Kientzheim-Kaysersberg. This was (surprisingly?) a couple of steps up from the 2015. Light golden in color. Great nose of Lychees and slight canned peaches. On the palate, lively acidity cuts through the slight sweetness. Lychees and peaches with underlying minerality. Despite the acidity, the wine is round. Will work great with spicy foods (this Asian) and lighter foods. It retails for $17 which is a great value.

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