Cave de Hunawihr Gewurztraminer Réserve 2024
£15.75
The wine
Straw yellow with silvery tints. The nose offers mango, lychee and rose petal. Full-bodied and gently off-dry, with a refreshing acidity and hints of exotic fruit lingering on the finish.
The slopes around Hunawihr, a walled village of half-timbered houses below a fortified fourteenth century church, are among the most celebrated in Alsace. The fruit comes from 26 year old vines on south and south-east facing hillsides at 250 to 320 metres, on a geological fault line running across Ribeauvillé that gives clayey limestone marl and chalky gravels. Micro-parcels were picked at optimum ripeness and fermented cool, with malolactic fermentation deliberately blocked to keep the acidity that stops Gewurztraminer turning heavy.
The producer
Cave de Hunawihr
View all Cave de Hunawihr winesIn the storybook village of Hunawihr, on the Alsace wine route, the local cooperative has gathered the fruit of its members' vines for generations. This is a picture-perfect corner of the Haut-Rhin, half-timbered and flower-decked, home to some of Alsace's finest slopes, including the celebrated Rosacker Grand Cru. It is Alsace at its most idyllic.
From crisp, gently rounded Pinot Blanc to racy dry Riesling and richer, gastronomic Pinot Gris, the range showcases Alsace's aromatic white grapes at their food-friendly best. Each is made cleanly and precisely, letting the grape and the slope speak.
Pure, precise and beautifully priced, these are wines of real Alsace charm and versatility. They flatter the table and reward the curious, from everyday whites to a serious Grand Cru.
Serve them well chilled, as an aperitif or with the rich food of the region, and taste the sunny slopes of Hunawihr.
