10 Gewurtztraminers were tasted blind, and they were separated into flights of from 1 to 4 wines. We used a standard 20 point AWS Wine Evaluation chart to score the wines. The first score listed is mine, while the second is the average of the 15 attendees.
- #1 – Good aroma and typical of Gewurtz, but too soft, sweet and a short finish – 13/14.7
#2 – Not as intense on the nose as #1 and I picked up some SO2, but better acid balance and longer finish – 15/14
#3 – Excellent wine in all aspects – 18/15.7
#4 – Very similar to #1, but hot, flabby and not as sweet – 13/13.77
#5 – A bit of spritz, short nose, minerals, short finish – 13/13.6
#6 – Something a bit off in the nose, out of character, and almost tannic – 12/9.33
#7 – Good nose, nice acid balance, medium finish – 16/11.23
#8 - Good nose, sweet, short finish = 13/13.63
#9 – corked
#10 – Excellent nose, minerals and fruit, dry, but good acidity, long finish – 17/13.8
Wines 1-4 were all in a flight together (West Coast) and 6-7 were in a flight (Finger Lakes)
- #1 – 2003 Meridian – Santa Barbara, CA, 12.7%, $9.00
#2 – 2004 Hogue, Columbia Valley, WA, 12.9%, $9.00
#3 – 2004, Ch. St. Michelle, Columbia Valley, WA, 13%, $10.00
#4 – 2004 Ch. St. Jean, Sonoma, CA, 13.2%, $14.00
#5 – 2004 Valkenberg, Pfaltz?, Germany, 11%, $10.00
#6 – 2002 Fulkerson, Finger Lakes, NY, 12%, $12.00
#7 - 2003 Standing Stone Late Harvest, Finger Lakes, NY, 13.7%, $18.00
#8 – 2005 Robertson, South Africa, $9.00
#9 – 2002 LaCadalora, Italy, 13%, $15.00
#10 – 2003 Den Carlo (Home made – juice from Watson’s press house in Niagara-On-The-Lake (same place I buy mine)), 13.5%, $??
Although this was a fun experience, I sure wish they would have had a couple from Alsace.
