WTN: Italian Gewurztraminer

2009 Cantina Terlan Gewurztraminer: a very nice Alto Adige Gew. for a slight tariff of $16. Very viscous and deep straw in color with lots of pear and spicey pear on the nose and palate. No rose petal so my wife really liked it. Glad I have 6 more bottles.
Good acidity but could have used a touch more.

2009 Cantina Terlan Gewurztraminer: a very nice Alto Adige Gew. for a slight tariff of $16. Very viscous and deep straw in color with lots of pear and spicey pear on the nose and palate. No rose petal so my wife really liked it. Glad I have 6 more bottles.
Good acidity but could have used a touch more.

Yup, Jim......this is one of my favorites. When I want good/old-timey Alsatian GWT, I don't go to Alsace (mostly) but go to the AltoAdige, where you don't have to pay big $$'s. As described in my rant on New/Old Alsatian wines.
Tom

I've long been partial to some of the Tiefenbruner Traminers from the Sud-Tirol.

i prefer these wines to alsace as well - dry but still super varietal. my fave so far has been the single vineyard wine - can't remember name - from elena walch. always assumed that really expressive gewurz had to be low acid to get the skins ripe enough for max flavor. Karoline Walch tells me that they pick twice - once for acid and once for flavor. it works wonderfully - great acid AND flavor and lower alcohol.

Thanks for the further info guys. I also have a few bottles of Stiftskellerei Neustift Abbazia Novacella Gewurztraminer 2011 (whoa; what a mouthful). Any opinions on the quality of this producer as compared to the Cantina Terlan?

I've long been partial to some of the Tiefenbruner Traminers from the Sud-Tirol.

$28 downtown Bill, might try on your recommendation .