2014 Gewurztraminer Calcaire

Due to drosophila suzukii that badly affected all the blue-skinned grapes and caused severe selections, the 2014 Gewurztraminer Roche Calcaire is the only Gewurz produced that year at Zind-Humbrecht. "We probably lost as much as 50% of the crop in some places, but also feared that the resulting wines would not be at the level one can expect from a Grand Cru vineyard. So, all our Windsbuhl, Hengst and Goldert vineyards were declassified into this cuvee," says Olivier Humbrecht. The resulting wine has a deep, pure, fresh and spicy nose with classic floral and fruity Gewurz and orange/mandarin aromas. Full-bodied, round and very elegant, this is a mouthful of vivacious, vibrant, well-structured yet also refined Gewurz; the salinity and purity is really stimulating and lifting the medium-dry 17.9 grams of residual sugar. The long and fresh finish reveals the firm, but fine tannin structure and really good concentration of this excellent Gewurztraminer from a very difficult vintage. Yield is 27 hectoliters per hectare. Bottled in August 2015 with 14% alcohol. Enjoy with smoked meat, fish, cheese or spicy food over the next 10+ years.