Sunday April 24th, 2011
2005-August Cellars - Gewürztraminer
It’s been sunny warm summer-like weather for over a week now. I decided that this wine needed to be uncorked to see how it’s turned out. I picked it up in 2006 during a couple of days trip down the Oregon coast. Driving through the Willamette Valley southeast of Portland we came on a small winery and picked up a few bottles of their Gewurz and 2005 Reisling. I figured these were getting on for 6 years old so they were getting towards the end of their life.
By far one of the smoothest examples I have ever had of this, subtle and fruity but with a long drawn out smoothness in the sweetness. This wine would not usually be my cup of tea but this was outstanding. I wonder if all the shipping over the last few years has helped. By car from Oregon to Vancouver. Truck to Toronto. Two Years cellaring in Toronto, then shipped by container via Bremerhaven and Algeciras to Nigeria. Cellared there for 18 months and then shipped up to Rotterdam and then van to Oude Wetering ……. not the smallest footprint – but absolutely delicious.
Share