2020 | Te Whare Ra | Gewurztraminer

White Wine: 2020 | Te Whare Ra | Gewurztraminer

Intensely perfumed, with notes of lychees, ripe oranges and cloves. These lead into luscious varietal flavours of lychee and quince, with underlying characters of ginger and exotic spice. The palate shows intense fruit concentration and weight with a fine, soft texture and excellent persistence of flavour.

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Producer: Te Whare Ra

Ratings: JS | 95 SK | 95

Vintage: 2020

Size: 750ml

ABV: 13.5%

Varietal: Gewurztraminer

Country/Region: New Zealand, Marlborough

Intensely perfumed, with notes of lychees, ripe oranges and cloves. These lead into luscious varietal flavours of lychee and quince, with underlying characters of ginger and exotic spice. The palate shows intense fruit concentration and weight with a fine, soft texture and excellent persistence of flavour.

Reviews:

• Jane Skilton : Intensely aromatic with masses of lychee, bourbon rose petal and turkish delight. The palate is concentrated with real depth and theres just a touch of sweetness in support.

• Sam Kim: Seductively perfumed with apricot, rose petal, clove and lychee aromas, its juicy and gorgeously flavoursome in the mouth delivering silky texture and pristine fruit flavours, combined with whispering sweetness and refreshing acidity, making it instantly appealing with a potential to evolve wonderfully.

Producer Information

The TWR winery may not look very stylish or modern externally, but it is appropriately designed to process a small batch of grapes. This winery has a cold room, where the grapes are chilled for the right time before proceeding to the next stages of processing. You can find many tanks inside the winery. This helps in processing the grapes separately according to the parcel of cultivation and age of the vine. Natural gravity is used for moving the grapes to the open vats, where they are then fermented.The vineyard stretches across 11 hectares, and the first vines were planted here in 1979. Covered with a rich layer of clay soils, this winery is owned by experienced winemakers, Anna & Jason Flowerday. At the vineyards, great care is given to the soils. The team manually picks and sorts the grapes according to the terroirs of cultivation. This is the main reason why the wines created here are true representations of the quality of soil found here.Gewurztraminer, Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris, Syrah and a unique blend known as Toru are the varietals cultivated here. A few years ago, this winery was certified as an organic vineyard. Minimal intervention is the key principle followed while making wines at TWR. You can find a lot of good dirt on the soils here, which helps create well-balanced fruits.