This white grape variety is actually pink. Related to the renowned Savagnin of the Jura region, Gewürztraminer is Alsace’s star variety. It is highly aromatic and hardy, but early ripening and subject to spring frosts. Only 2,600 hectares are planted in France for the production of dry wines, but these offer powerful aromas of litchi, rosewood, gingerbread and citrus zest. They also have a characteristic golden color, imparted the tinted skin of the grapes, that is slightly darker than that of most white wines. On the palate, these wines are full, rich and very powerful. When noble rot takes hold, exuberant aromas of honey, dried apricots and rose petal jam emerge.
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