WTN: Dveri Pax Traminec 2007 (Slovenia, Štajerska)

I found some good looking tomatoes (how is that possible?) so I made one my favourite simple, quick dishes for dinner: char grilled salmon salad - the salmon here is usually very nicely grilled at my local store, so I just buy some veggies and put some balsamico on top. Not a sophisticated culinary dish, but edible (and, what is important, on days like this when I'm at work this late, quick). It can be a challenge for wines, however, but I thought that tonight's sample wine would work:

• Dveri Pax Traminec 2007 - Slovenia, Štajerska (3/26/2008)
  A sample - not yet released. It is very slightly bubbly once poured. The nose is beautiful: aromatic and floral yet not as obvious as Gewürztraminer, strongly mineral. Lively, light and refreshing, mineral. What a lovely wine!

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It did work to some extent as the acidity cut the richness of the fish, but this was lighter than ideal for such a greasy fish - more body, more intensity would have been ideal. But the wine was of heartbreaking purity, so my dinner was a very happy one!

But I have a question on Traminec. What is it? Apparently the same as Traminer. But how is that linked to Gewürztraminer?

-Otto

did you only taste the traminec? how come?

did you only taste the traminec? how come?

This is the only sample 2007 that has come my way, that's why. I have tasted and posted on their Welschriesling and Šipon Ice Wine before. It's not everyday one sees Dveri Pax here.

I guess unreleased samples are even more rare, so I thought they usually come in herds

I found some good looking tomatoes (how is that possible?) so I made one my favourite simple, quick dishes for dinner: char grilled salmon salad - the salmon here is usually very nicely grilled at my local store, so I just buy some veggies and put some balsamico on top. Not a sophisticated culinary dish, but edible (and, what is important, on days like this when I'm at work this late, quick). It can be a challenge for wines, however, but I thought that tonight's sample wine would work:

• Dveri Pax Traminec 2007 - Slovenia, Štajerska (3/26/2008)
  A sample - not yet released. It is very slightly bubbly once poured. The nose is beautiful: aromatic and floral yet not as obvious as Gewürztraminer, strongly mineral. Lively, light and refreshing, mineral. What a lovely wine!

Posted from CellarTracker

It did work to some extent as the acidity cut the richness of the fish, but this was lighter than ideal for such a greasy fish - more body, more intensity would have been ideal. But the wine was of heartbreaking purity, so my dinner was a very happy one!

But I have a question on Traminec. What is it? Apparently the same as Traminer. But how is that linked to Gewürztraminer?

-Otto

Otto,
Check it out:

http://www.matkurja.com/projects/wine/wines/white/traminec.html