Description
Leading biodynamic winery Delatite are renowned for their aromatic whites and spectacular vineyard located in the foothills of Victoria’s alpine country with snowcapped Mt Buller as the backdrop. Uncompromising cool climate viticulture… you can definitely can taste pristine rivers, towering mountain ranges and sweet alpine air in all their wines!
From the winery: Our Estate Gewürztraminer fruit was all hand-picked and whole bunch pressed to retain the distinct flavours that Gewürztraminer is famous for. The juice was fermented in tank and in large oak puncheons, exclusively by wild yeast to increase the complexity and spiciness of the wine. It then spend six month on lees, in both tank and puncheons, being stirred every few weeks before bottling.
The 2015 ‘Deadman’s Hill’ shows the classic Turkish delight and musk characters that Delatite’s Gewürztraminer is renowned for. The perfumed nose hints at a wine that may be sweet but the palate shows that this is a classic dry Gewürztraminer with a crisp and clean finish.
This wine is, as always, a perfect accompaniment to aromatic Thai food with its powerful aromatics being able to complement strong spicy dishes. Alluring in its youth but it will amply reward cellaring for more than ten years; developing honey and toasty characters with age.
94 points, James Halliday 2017 Australian Wine Companion “Wild yeast-fermented and ‘a little oak maturation’. Helped, perhaps, by a little residual sugar, the wine has more richness and depth than any previous Delatite Gewurztraminer, as ready now as it will be later.”
91 points, Gary Walsh, The Wine Front “An evocative name for a wine if ever there was one, though for such a pretty grape, a quirky one. Lychee, rose water, poached pears studded with spice. Medium bodied, carries some sweetness, but has a clean acid cut and chalky texture to pull it into shape. Length is pretty good, kind of spicy and sweet grapefruity. There’s some funk and character built in too. Don’t serve it cold. Serve it cool at most.”
RRP $27 .. HOT CLEARANCE PRICE!
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