Tramin Gewürztraminer

Gewürztraminer Alto Adige DOC bottle image

Wine Description

Few realize that Alto Adige is the spiritual home of Gewürztraminer (which translates as “spice carrier” for its spicy, exotic notes) and it has been a hallmark offering at Tramin since it was founded more than one hundred years ago. Today, the grapes are sourced from vineyards in Montagna and Termeno, where this grape is known to produce wines of particularly high caliber.

Willi Sturz-Winemaker
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Tramin Vineyards
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Willi Stürz, Tramin Winemaker
Willi Stürz and Wolfgang Klotz
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Acclaim
“This is very fresh and vibrant for a gewurtz, showing yellow apples, lemon meringue, honeysuckle and peach pit. Full-bodied and oily on the palate, but this far from being a dense example of this variety, opting instead for focused, layered fruit and some refreshing acidity.”
— James Suckling, Nov 2019
“This is very fresh and vibrant for a gewurtz, showing yellow apples, lemon meringue, honeysuckle and peach pit. Full-bodied and oily on the palate, but this far from being a dense example of this variety, opting instead for focused, layered fruit and some refreshing acidity.”
— James Suckling, Jun 2020
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Alto Adige DOC
Vineyard size
100 acres
Soil composition
Calcareous and Clay
Training method
Pergola/Arbor-trained Guyot
Elevation:
990-1,485 feet
Vines/acre:
1,400-2,400
Yield/acre:
2.2 tons
Exposure:
Eastern / Southeastern / Southern
Year vineyard planted:
1979-2004
Harvest time:
September-October
Bottles produced of this wine:
220,000
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Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
100% Gewürztraminer
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
10 days
Fermentation temperature:
70 °F
Type of aging container:
Stainless steel tanks
Size of aging container:
50-240 HL
Length of aging before bottling:
5 months
Length of bottle aging:
1 month
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Analytical Data
Acidity:
4.5 g/L
Alcohol:
14.1 %
Residual sugar:
4 g/L