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Wine Recommendation
Corey Creek Vineyards
2006 Gewurztraminer(North Fork of Long Island)
I've always felt bad for the Gewürztraminer grape. With a name so difficult to say and character so unique and singular, it never seems to get its due. It will never threaten Chardonnay for the white wine throne in the U.S. But, that doesn't mean that I don't love it and that there aren't terrific renditions being made here on the East Coast.
Only a handful of wineries bother with this under-appreciated wine. Some make it in the off-dry style that I think plagues many U.S. bottlings, but a couple use Alsace as their model, crafting dry, distinctive wines.
Corey Creek Vineyards’ 2006 Gewürztraminer is similar to the stellar 2005, and while maybe a little less intensely flavored, it's no less enchanting or delicious.
This is an extremely aromatic white with wild flowers, peach and lychee mingling in a nose that is typical for the varietal but somehow fresher and more lively. The flavors in the mouth are similar and while Gewürztraminer can sometimes suffer from a lack of acidity or be way too perfume-like, this one dodges both bullets. Year in and year out Corey Creek Vineyards helps show what this grape can do here. It is the benchmark against which all other East Coast Gewürztraminers should be measured.
Reviewed May 29, 2007 by Lenn Thompson.
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The Wine
Winery: Corey Creek Vineyards |
The Reviewer
Lenn Thompson
Lenn Thompson writes about New York wines for Dan's Papers, |