Mader Gewurztraminer 2021

Mader Gewurztraminer is the estate's classic off-dry bottling of the variety, from organically farmed vines at Hunawihr.

This is the house's standard Gewurztraminer, drawn from parcels on the limestone and clay slopes around Hunawihr rather than from the Grand Cru itself. The variety ripens early and accumulates sugar quickly, and Jean-Luc Mader lets the fermentation stop with 22.8 grams per litre of residual sugar left in the wine, which places it firmly in the off-dry rather than the dessert register. The fruit is whole bunch pressed, fermented cool in stainless steel and rested on fine lees before an early bottling under screwcap, with no oak. Organic farming and low yields give the wine its concentration of rose petal and spice without heaviness.

Rich and lightly sweet rather than dessert sweet, it is a classic partner for Munster, foie gras terrine and Thai or Indian dishes with chilli; serve at 10 degrees.

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