Ratings

Yarden Gewurztraminer

Winery: Golan Heights Winery

Year: 2003

Type: White

Country: Israel (Upper Galilee)

Grape Variety: Gewurztraminer

Note:

Alcohol: 14%

Mevushal: No

Date Reviewed: 6/27/06

Color: 2.5 (of 3)

Note: A creamy golden color. Very good legs on the glass. It looks like a wine of some substance and character.

Aroma: 6 (of 7)

Note: Aroma's of sweet fruitiness with butter and a hint of spice.

Taste: 8.5 (of 10)

Note: It starts off sweet with flavors of pears, peach and mango and finishes spicy with a bit of a white pepper taste. There's a real variety among Gewurztraminers. Some lean toward sweetness and some are very spicy and have to be paired with foods carefully. The Yarden is nicely balanced, slightly more toward the fruity side, almost like a Champagne without the bubbles. It makes for a very nice dessert wine. The first time I had this was at the Golan Heights Winery in Israel and it's still one of my favorites. It's a clean and crisp taste and a wine you'll remember.

Total: 17 (of 20)

Food: I had it with Tilapia baked in a spicy scampi sauce along with wild rice and asparagus (lightly sauteed in butter). Never overcook asparagus - that's when it gets too bitter for most wines! It was OK with the meal but I actually enjoyed it better later by itself.

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