WINEMAKER'S NOTES:
Made by two friends from two continents and two different traditions, Union Sacré is an homage to beauty's strange ways. This white wine sees 40 days on the skin, giving it its lovely orange hue. ABV:12.3%
The primary aromatic descriptors used to define Gewurztraminer are typically lychee, rose petal, Turkish delight, tropical fruit and perfume. On the palate, it is marked by its full texture, low acidity, stonefruit (mango, peach and apricot) and spicy (ginger and cinnamon) flavors.
The variety gets its distinctive aroma from the presence of monoterpenes in the skins (as does the perfumed Muscat family) and while the variety has many fans, its detractors often object to any one of its hallmarks, from the pungent aromas to the low acidity, the oft-encountered residual sweetness and the sometimes detectable phenolic astringency.
TASTING NOTES:
A cloudy orange in the glass, this skin-contact blend of 40% Gewürztraminer, 30% Pinot Blanc, 20% Pinot Gris and 10% Sylvaner is enjoyably exotic. Aromas of dewy sagebrush, ruby-red grapefruit juice and steel shavings lead from the nose into a palate full of lemongrass, green apple skin and makrut lime peel. Hard-to-describe herbs and spices round it out.
- Wine Enthusiast, 92 pts.
