Winemaker Notes
This is a dry Gewurztraminer with notes of honeysuckle, green tea, tangerine, lychee, and pineapple.
Professional Ratings
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2018 Union Sacré Belle de Nuit Dry Gewürztraminer has given a chance for food lovers to enjoy this grape variety made from California soils. While I will always be a fan of Alsace, I am happy to see the New World being proactive in producing top-notch versions of this grape variety. TASTING NOTES: This wine is complex and crisp. Its aromas and flavors of rose petals and dried earth should pair it well with a country-style pâté. (Tasted: June 12, 2019, San Francisco, CA)
Gewürztraminer, an expressive and aromatically distinctive white grape variety, is considered a noble variety in the Alsace region of France, and produces wonderful wines in the mountainous Alto Adige region of NE Italy. Generally this grape grows well in cooler regions and its natural intensity makes it a great ally for flavorful cuisine such as Indian, Middle Eastern or Moroccan. Somm Secret—Because of a charming perfume and tendency towards slight sweetness, Gewürztraminer makes for an excellent gateway wine for those who love sweet wines but want to venture into the realm of drier whites.
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