Château des Charmes Gewürztraminer St. David's Bench Vineyard

13,5% d'alcool 100% Gewurztraminer Oeil : paille légèrement dorée, viscosité moyenne-forte en parois Nez : projection d'intensité 6/10, frais, fruits tropicaux rappelant le litchi, la goyave et l'ananas, quelques épices, gingembre confit, menthe, réglisse, caramel à la fleur se sel, petit côté crème brûlée, aucune trace d'oxydation, superbe nez Bouche : sec à demi-sec (?), ample+, touché soyeux, acidité rafraîchissante, amertume moyenne+, persistance moyenne+, rétro épicée, fruitée, exotique, amère, mentholée Conclusion : très très belle surprise et excellente tenue. Et …

(Re-Tasted February 2014) ... After a wacky experiment with a Fielding Musque that turned out to be a pleasant surprise, I approached this Chateau des Charmes '06 Gewurzt with a little more respect and hopefulness. Gewurztraminer, although un-oaked, has the ability to surprise when aged ... but which side of the surprise line would this particular wine fall is the real question. The nose had touches of toffee along with subtle lavender ... interesting perfumed notes and a fruity / …

Beautiful aromatics! Lots of floral, lychee, tropical fruit. Medium bodied, lovely and round on the palate. Slightly off-dry. Not so much of that typical Gewurz bitterness on the palate. Loved it!

Clean, aromatic and spicy Gewurz. Not the depth or complexity of a good Alsacian but well-balanced and very fine.

Lost my notes. I recall that at first I thought that there was too much alcohol on the palate, but it blew off. I enjoyed it very much....

Surprisingly good. Floral and a little spice on the nose, descent weight on the palate and long finish. Not overpowering but its all there. Nice job.

Great tropical fruit; off-dry; good finish; hit of the Christmas party!