Stats
- Grapes: 76% Gewürztraminer - 20% Riesling - 4% Sauvignon Blanc
- Vineyard: Protero Vineyard (Kenton Hill Road, Gumeracha)
- Vine Age: 24-years-old for all varieties
- Soil Type: Sandy loam over brown clay on deeply weathered rock
- Viticulture: Sustainable
- Fermentation: Inoculated – stainless-steel (separate ferment for Gewürztraminer - co-ferment of Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc)
- Skin Contact: None
- Aging: One month on lees before being racked once then blended
- Alcohol: 13%
- Residual Sugar: 5.9 g/L
- pH: 3.28
- Total Acidity: 5.5 g/L
- Total SO2: 60 ppm
- Total Production: 1,500 cases
- UPC: None
Tasting Notes
Ginger, Asian spices, Turkish delight, beurre bosch pear and lemon on the nose. Compelling flavors enter like a laser of exotic fruits. The back palate is alive with stone fruit and lingering Asian herbs. Drink now, and like Steve suggests, pair it with spicy Asian food.
Press & Reviews
James Suckling
90
"Given the canny blend of gewurztraminer, riesling and sauvignon blanc, this is a mellifluous drift of Turkish delight, grape spice and citrus verbena tucked within a gentle carapace of talc, skinsy pickup and soft salty freshness. One to enjoy now. Tasty. Drink or hold. Screw cap."
- Ned Goodwin, MW
- Ned Goodwin, MW
Halliday Wine Companion
90
"Given the canny blend of gewürztraminer, riesling and sauvignon blanc, this is a mellifluous drift of Turkish delight, grape spice and citrus verbena tucked within a gentle carapace of talc, skinsy pickup and soft salty freshness. A drink now sort of proposition. Delicious."
- Ned Goodwin, MW
- Ned Goodwin, MW
The Wine Front
91
"Apparently, the pinkish labels are controversial, I personally don’t mind them, especially on the dark brown glass that this Aromatico is in. It suits the style somehow, think pink rose petals, pink grapefruit, pink peach… Gewurz 71%, Rizza 27%, SB 2%.
It’s predominantly Gewurztraminer so you can expect a fair bit of musky perfume. Amongst waxy pear skins, mandarin oil aromatics, rose petals, and a hint of stonefruit, there’s a bit of green freshness. It’s borderline dry, i.e. off-dry with a good amount of acidity to make it a well-balanced wine. It’s fleshy and pithy with a touch of spice, textural roundness and a tasty bitter-sweet finish."
- Kasia Sobiesiak
It’s predominantly Gewurztraminer so you can expect a fair bit of musky perfume. Amongst waxy pear skins, mandarin oil aromatics, rose petals, and a hint of stonefruit, there’s a bit of green freshness. It’s borderline dry, i.e. off-dry with a good amount of acidity to make it a well-balanced wine. It’s fleshy and pithy with a touch of spice, textural roundness and a tasty bitter-sweet finish."
- Kasia Sobiesiak