2015 Gewurztraminer Altenbourg Weinbach

Bright golden-tinged yellow. Pure aromas of pink grapefruit, rose petal, cinnamon and smoked beef. Silky and quite elegant, offering wonderfully smooth flavors of pineapple, lemon and spices and enticing inner-mouth perfume. Very sweet but clean and fresh on the long finish, thanks to vibrant, harmonious acidity. Richer and deeper than the Cuvée Laurence Gewürz. Refined, precise wine exhibiting plenty of freshness for such a sun-drenched year (in fact, it is interesting to know that this wine usually expresses plenty of noble-rot-derived nuances, but not in 2015, as there was very little development of Botrytis cinerea). Made from 30- to 50-year-old vines growing in the Sigolsheim portion of the Altenbourg.