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Tasting Note:  Hengst Grand Cru Gewurztraminer by Josmeyer, Alsace 1995

It can take quite a lot for a wine to impress myself and my flat mate as we both work in the industry, but by by jove, this has done the trick.

Decanted from a magnum after developing a fatal crack in the neck of the bottle, this Alsatian Gewuztraminer is starting to show touches of oxidation with slight nutty notes on the palate but these are only adding to the charm and complexity of the wine, which has aged remarkably well.

The depth of flavour in Josmeyer’s Hengst Gewurztraminer is hinted at by floral aromatics, dominted by honeyed melon, lychee, papaya and guava.  Following through to the palate, this fruit character meets a savoury nuttiness and some pepper spice.  Deep golden in colour and incredibly viscous and rich, the wine still retains a remarkable freshness and balance.  Good enough for us to have drunk over half of the magnum already.  Oops.

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