Gewurztraminer Vendages Tardives

The intensely citrus-colored 2014 Gewurztraminer Vendanges Tardives opens with an intense, clear and concentrated nose of rose petals, spices and lemon confit. Concentrated, very piquant and stimulating, this is a sweet, dense and concentrated, but piquant, Gewurz with a gorgeous tannin grip. Picked at 18.6% potential alcohol and bottled with roughly 13% alcohol, plus 72 grams of residual sugar, the 2015 is only in 375 ml bottles.-S.R.

Wine Advocate - June 2017

A luscious, ethereal take on apricot preserves, this is gracious in its honeyed sweetness, and complex in its cool layers of lemon and orange acidity. It will add depth to a savory apricot tart. – J.G.

Wine & Spirits - August 2020

Lovely, full, sweet, silky and sophisticated with ripe peach & apricot, honey, honeysuckle & brown sugar. Master Sommelier Catherine Fallis

Planet Grape - September 2016

Bright medium yellow. Knockout pure aromas of grapefruit, lemon oil, orange blossom, cinnamon and lichee are complicated by enticing notes of lemony, smoky botrytis. Wonderfully dense and vibrant in the mouth, offering strong flavors of ripe grapefruit, canned peach, marzipan and white flowers. Highly complex, chewy wine with a very pure, long finish featuring orange marmalade and lemon oil nuances. Made from a single parcel of roughly 50-year-old vines on the Mulforst, a site characterized by fairly rich, heavy Keuper marl soil. - I.D.

Vinous - February 2016

A wine with dried apple, mango and spice character. Hints of dust and concrete too. Full-bodied and off dry with plenty flavor at the finish. - J.S.

James Suckling - September 2015

A lightly sweet version, with candied blood orange and pink grapefruit granita notes accenting the guava and smoke flavors. Light-footed and finely balanced, delivering a tangy, petrol-tinged finish. A fine effort for the vintage and grape variety. Drink now through 2021. - A.N.

Wine Spectator - October 2016