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" I served with a bottle of Stony Hill Gewurztraminer and you'd be hard pressed to find a better pairing..."
2005 Stony Hill Gewurztraminer |
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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. |
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Tech Details
| Farming: | Dry farmed | Age of Vines: | 17 to 58 years old |
| Appellation: | Napa Valley | Varietal: | 100% Gewurztraminer |
| Grapes: | Grown, produced and bottled at Stony Hill Vineyard | Harvest Date: | 8/31/2005 |
| Dehydration Time: | 5 to 7 days in 60 gallon, old French oak barrels | Fermentation Time: | 60 degrees |
| Aging Time: | 6 months in oak | Filtering: | Filtered to remove yeast, to inhibit malolactic fermentation, and to make wine brilliant |
| Bottling Date: | 3/14/2006 | Total Acidity: | .62% |
| Residual Sugar: | Dry | Alcohol: | 11.5% |
| Aging Potential: | 5 years + | Production: | 140 six-bottle cases |
| Release Date: | September 2006 | Price at Winery: | $18.00 per bottle |
