2005 Stony Hill Gewurztraminer

 

As we noted above, our 2005 Gewurztraminer harvest was small indeed so we are offering it in six-bottle cases in order to please as many people as possible. It is pale straw in color with very distinctive Gewurztraminer aromas of spice, lychee nuts and grapefruit. A sip of this wine is a walk through perfumed gardens with its fresh fruit flavors and intense, long tart finish. And coming in at eleven and a half percent alcohol makes it a refreshing change from so many wines being produced today. We would pair it with a chili-roasted scampi dish in a lime cream sauce.

 

Farming:
dry-farmed
Age of vines:
17 - 58 years
Appellation:
Napa Valley
Varietal:
100% Gewurztraminer
Grapes:
Grown, produced and bottled at Stony Hill Vineyard
Harvest date:
8/31/05
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:
3/14/06
Total Acidity:
.62%
Residual Sugar:
Dry
Alcohol:
11%
Aging Potential:
5 years +
Cases produced:
140 six-bottle cases
Release date:
September 2006
 

 

 

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