Gustave Lorentz Gewurztraminer Reserve 2021
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Gustave Lorentz Gewurztraminer Reserve has a clear and pale-yellow color, with an expressive floral and spicy nose. It seems like a spring carpet of blossoms. On the palate, it is a warm attack, but the acidity gives it its remarkable length. The wine is complex and rich but still elegant and food-friendly due to its freshness. |
Wine Facts
VITICULTURE: The grapes come from various hillside vineyards around the village of Bergheim, with a predominance of heavy clay/limestone soil.
VINIFICATION: They are hand-picked, usually at the beginning of October, with the whole grapes pressed. The pressed juice is separated from the free-run juice and undergoes 12-to-24 hours of “debourbage” or settling, to eliminate impurities, which are then filtered out. Fermentation takes place, using a combination of natural and selected yeasts, in stainless steel vats. The wine goes through two rackings, the first to separate the lees from the wine, and the second to clarify the wine. It sits in tanks for five months prior to bottling. It has the potential to age from seven-to-ten years.
FAMILY: “The essence of our wines stems from the close relationship between grape variety, terroir and climate.” Those immortal words from Gustave Lorentz, the founder of this famed Alsatian estate, pervade every aspect of the winemaking and winegrowing process, and it has since its founding in 1836. There have been seven generations of family tradition here, currently helmed by sixth generation Georges Lorentz, and with that kind of legacy comes innovation. Gustave Lorentz was among the first producers in Alsace to use stelvin closures and became certified organic by Ecocert in 2012.
Gustave Lorentz vineyards are nestled in the hills of Altenberg de Bergheim in the Vosges Mountains on 85 acres, with four being planted on the hills of Grand Cru Kanzlerberg and 30 in the Altenberg de Bergheim. Riesling, Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer and Pinot Blanc varieties, all vinified separately, make up the majority of plantings of these exceptional vineyards, along with smatterings of other varieties.
Region: AOC Alsace
Country: France
Wine Composition: 100% Gewurztraminer
Alcohol: 13.5%
Total Acidity: 5.3 G/L
Residual Sugar: 13.7 G/L
Press Highlights
2021: 90 Pts - Wine Enthusiast, Sept 2023
2020: 91 Pts - Wine Enthusiast, Nov 2022
2017: 93 Pts - Wine & Spirits, Oct 2019
2013: 90 Pts - Wine Enthusiast, Aug 2017
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