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TN: 2006 Navarro Edelzwicker
Courtesy of a friend, we just got 8 bottles of Navarro wine in today and
opened a bottle to see how we'd fared: 2006 Navarro Vineyards Mendocino Edelzwicker ($10) nose: minerals, stone fruit palate: dry, fruity, peaches, a hint of citrus, stones, clean finish An Alsace-inspired blend of Gewürztraminer, Riesling and Pinot Gris, this wine was noteworthy for the dominance of the Riesling character, though it had a greater sense of stone fruit than most dry Rieslings. Altogether light and enjoyable, and a great harbinger of what else lies in store for us with the remaining wines. Mark Lipton -- alt.food.wine FAQ: http://winefaq.hostexcellence.com |
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TN: 2006 Navarro Edelzwicker
Mark Lipton wrote:
> Courtesy of a friend, we just got 8 bottles of Navarro wine in today and > opened a bottle to see how we'd fared: > > 2006 Navarro Vineyards Mendocino Edelzwicker ($10) > nose: minerals, stone fruit > palate: dry, fruity, peaches, a hint of citrus, stones, clean finish > > An Alsace-inspired blend of Gewürztraminer, Riesling and Pinot Gris, > this wine was noteworthy for the dominance of the Riesling character, > though it had a greater sense of stone fruit than most dry Rieslings. > Altogether light and enjoyable, and a great harbinger of what else lies > in store for us with the remaining wines. p.s. 13.5% ABV -- alt.food.wine FAQ: http://winefaq.hostexcellence.com |
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TN: 2006 Navarro Edelzwicker
A bit of Alsace trivia -
A blend of noble varietals is rather a Gentil than an Edelzwicker, and this blend needs only Muscat to have the full set. Hugel makes a Gentil, e g, and that implies a significant presence of nobles. OTOH, this wine is no Alsatian, so I guess I matters little. Just wanted to point out that the rivets are busily being counted. Cheers! Nils -- Respond to nils dot lindgren at drchips dot se |
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TN: 2006 Navarro Edelzwicker
Nils Gustaf Lindgren wrote:
> A bit of Alsace trivia - > A blend of noble varietals is rather a Gentil than an Edelzwicker, and this > blend needs only Muscat to have the full set. Hugel makes a Gentil, e g, and > that implies a significant presence of nobles. > OTOH, this wine is no Alsatian, so I guess I matters little. > > Just wanted to point out that the rivets are busily being counted. Thanks, Nils. I had wondered what the official difference between Hugel's Gentil (readily available here for ~$7/bottle) and an Edelzwicker. I had naively assumed Gentil to be a proprietary name since I'd only ever seen it used by Hugel. Now, all is clear. Now that you mention it, though, I usually get a fairly pronounced Muscat character in Hugel's Gentil, so that's probably why I didn't make the connection. Mark Lipton -- alt.food.wine FAQ: http://winefaq.hostexcellence.com |
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