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2011 Domaine Leon Beyer Gewurztraminer
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Albert Hertz, Eguisheim
About Domaine Leon Beyer

The Beyer family has been making wine in Eguisheim since the sixteenth century, although the domain wasn't established until 1867. Today, Beyer bottles the full complement of Alsace varieties: Pinot Blanc, Sylvaner, Riesling, Tokay, Gewurztraminer, and Pinot Gris.

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2011 Domaine Leon Beyer Gewurztraminer

Producer: Domaine Leon Beyer
Style: White Wine
Grape Type: Gewurztraminer
Origin: France
Region: Alsace

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89 Points | International Wine Cellar , September 2012

(4.4 g/l residual sugar; 5.6 g/l total acidity):  Bright pale yellow.  Cinnamon and rose petal aromas are enlivened by a fresh grapefruit nuance.  Soft and easygoing in the mouth, offering a supple texture and modest intensity.  This cleanly made gewurztraminer finishes with decent grip and persistence.  This is likely to pick up volume and complexity with a little bottle age.

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Albert Hertz, Eguisheim
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Alsace has been almost pathologically ignored by the American wine-drinking public for generations--a real mystery in light of the great number of juicy, pure wines produced in this picture-postcard region of northeastern France.
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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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