2003 Stony Hill Gewurztraminer

 

Our 2003 Gewurztraminer is pale straw in color and the first whiff is redolent of grapefruit and lots of perfume and flowers. No one can really describe the scent, yet it's evocative of rose petals, leading you to expect a sweetness in the taste. But this wine is bone dry with a notable acid balance. Shockingly delicate now in its youth, it will begin to develop spiciness and richness within a year and promises to age for ten years or more. Hot chilis, whether Thai-inspired or from the Texas Panhandle, make the wine taste sweet and opulent.
Farming:
dry-farmed
Age of vines:
15 to 45 years
Appellation:
Napa Valley
Varietal:
100% Gewurztraminer
Grapes:
Grown, produced and bottled at Stony Hill Vineyard
Harvest date:
9/12 - 9/15
Fermentation time:
5 to 7 days in 60 gallon, old French oak barrels
Fermentation temperature:
60 degrees
Aging time:
6 months in oak
Filtering:
Filtered to remove yeast and inhibit malolactic fermentation, and to make wine brilliant
Bottling date:
3/11/2004
Total Acidity:
.64%
Residual Sugar:
Dry
Alcohol:
11%
Aging Potential:
5 years +
Cases produced:
326
Release date:
September 2004
Price at winery:
$18.00 per bottle
 

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