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2004 Domaine Dirler-Cade Gewurztraminer
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Albert Hertz, Eguisheim
About Domaine Dirler-Cade

Founded in 1871 by one Jean Dirler in southern Alsace, this family-owned domain is now run, five generations later, by another Jean Dirler. Though it bottles Pinot Noir, the domain is best known for its dry, classically structured, mineral-rich white Alsace varietals.

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2004 Domaine Dirler-Cade Gewurztraminer

Producer: Domaine Dirler-Cade
Style: White Wine
Grape Type: Gewurztraminer
Origin: France
Region: Alsace

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85 Points | International Wine Cellar , November/December 2006

Pale gold. Deeply pitched aromas of smoked meat and black licorice; a tad blurry. Round, rich, supple and easygoing, with an attractive spicy character but modest grip. This wine fermented less well due to some rot, admitted Dirler, who added that "some of our pickers are better than others at eliminating rotten grapes in the vines, which is where it has to be done."

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Gewurztraminer

One of the wine world's love-it-or-hate-it grapes, Gewürztraminer is for many wine lovers the signature variety of Alsace. Its highly perfumed aromas of rose petal, smoked meat, lychee, grapefruit, and spices are immediate and captivating, although some examples lack refinement and seem a bit blowzy owing to low acidity and high alcohol. Gewürztraminer is...
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