Weinbach, Furstentum Gewurztraminer SGN

Weinbach, Furstentum Gewurztraminer SGNThe Fallers' 2006 Gewurztraminer Furstentum Selection de Grains Nobles displays such superficial sweetness for now that it is hard to pull out and possibly also to appreciate its virtues. Candy cane like cinnamon, cyanic fruit pit bitterness, black tea, and musk are all elements in this thick and rather inscrutable elixir whose sheer finishing intensity is breath taking, even if like me one is neither especially enamored by its flavors nor convinced

kirsch and a subtle savory undercurrent

fresh and layered aromas of dark currant

slighter richer

The alcohol is 14

there is infectious juiciness to refresh and encourage the next sip

roasted cherry

to the subtly rich feel

Part of the wine matured in concrete (something they started in 2016)

And this fabulous structure is wrapped in a giant cloak of perfectly ripe stone fruit

an equal measure of red and black fruit laced with white pepper

Sweet rose petal

Best after 2023