Ratings

Abarbanel Vin d'Alsace Gewurztraminer

Winery: Abarbanel Winery

Year: 2004

Type: White

Country: France (Alsace)

Grape Variety: Gewurztraminer

Note:

Alcohol: 13%

Mevushal: Yes

Date Reviewed: 1/10/07

Color: 2.5 (of 3)

Note: A light but bright paper color with long legs.

Aroma: 5.5 (of 7)

Note: Mild aroma's of honey, flowers and vanilla. It takes quite a bit of air to get the scent to come out.

Taste: 7.5 (of 10)

Note: The taste of this Gewurztraminer begins with dry, light flavors of honey, figs, vanilla and spices. It's a very nice beginning that sadly doesn't carry through to the end. There's a bitterness at the end of the taste that really detracts from the flavor. It starts well enough but stumbles at the finish line.

Total: 15.5 (of 20)

Food: When I tasted the Yarden Gewurztraminer ealier this year I had it with tilapia and it's only a coincidence that I had the same fish (different sauce) with this wine as well. This time it was prepared in a cajun sauce, which I thought would go well with the typical spicy edge of a Gewurztraminer, along with snow peas and wild rice. The fish was terrific but this Gewurztraminer from Abarbanel didn't quite hold up its end of the bargain. Too bad.

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