2002 Stony Hill Gewurztraminer


Tasting Notes: The 2002 vintage of Gewurztraminer is just absolutely enchanting because of its intense yet delicate aromas and flavors. They remind you of scented roses and grapefruit, and bring the wine a pleasing balance between fruit and a bit more acid than last year, topped off by a hint of flintiness from our Stony Hill soils. This wine is made dry in the Alsatian style, meaning no residual sugar, and we would pair it with little spiced pork dumplings, a David Gingrass specialty at Hawthorne Lane Restaurant.
Farming:
dry-farmed
Age of vines:
5 to 42 years
Appellation:
Napa Valley
Varietal:
100% Gewurztraminer
Grapes:
Grown, produced and bottled at Stony Hill Vineyard
Harvest date:
9/7/02
Fermentation time:
5 to 7 days in 60 gallon, old French oak barrels
Fermentation temperature:
60 degrees
Aging time:
6 months in aged oak barrels
Filtering:
Filtered to remove yeast and inhibit malolactic fermentation, and to make wine brilliant
Bottling date:
3/19/03
Total Acidity:
.6%
Residual Sugar:
Dry
Alcohol:
12%
Aging Potential:
5 years +
Cases produced:
318
Release date:
September 2003
Price at winery:
$15.00 per bottle
 

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