Traminer Spätlese

Vintage

2009

Description

Light straw yellow, complex fragrance of sun-ripened yellow fruits, English tea-roses, a whole bunch of spices, clear and animating. Freshly picked flowers, greengage. young and full of aromas. Probably the best up to now. Pleasant fruit-driven sweetness in the upper Spätlese-spectrum. Good Traminer spiciness. Concentrated on the palate. Nectarines, fresh kiwis. Finely chiselled. Makes much fun. A creamy fruit-drug, yet “easy-going” and modern.

Accompanying ideas

Pasta with Thai-chili, coriander honey, soup of cardamom, mango-caramel-terrine, sorbets with fruit-spice-combinations such as greengage with cloves, delicate red mould cheese paired with chutneys, small goose liver balls and stewed apples, red mould cheese affinated almost to an “illegal” extent, as refreshment at “ladies meetings” or for men after they have done with red wine.

Ratings

Gault Millau 18,5 points (final)

Technical specification

Serving temperature 8 - 10° C
Harvest Mid-September 2008
Processing Hand-picked into small boxes, de-stemming, 6 hours of maceration, gentle pressing followed by temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless steel tanks, interruption of fermentation by chilling and filtration, exclusively steel-tank contact.
Bottling March 2009
Alcohol 10,5 Vol.%
Acidity 5,7 g/l
Residual sugar 71 g/l
Bottle sizes 100% screw cap for 0,75l bottles
German version