With 12.2% alcohol, costing under $15, and scoring 16+ points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20, the 2011 Hogue Gewurztraminer was delightful. It comes from the Columbia Valley in Washington State.  Yes, it’s sweeter than the average  Gewurztraminer from Alsace, in France, but it worked with dinner. It was spicy, of course. (Gewurz means spicy in German) and  the 2.1 g/l of residual is above dry, but the wine is refreshing. You can notice some sweetness at .6 g/l. At 1.5 it’s still thought to be dryish by some people.

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Herbs,spice and mineral flavors show. It is at peak at 8 years old. A great buy!

 

It’s great with Asian dishes, salads, and it goes very well with Thanksgiving meals.  I drink them even younger, but after six or eight years, it develops a nice complexity to enhance dinner. 

In Vino Veritas.