Andrew Rich Gewurztraminer Ice Wine 08 375ml

Andrew says: "Seduction in a bottle. Give in. You know you want to. Just give in."

"I hadn't tasted this wine much since it was bottled last spring, so when I brought a sip of it to my nose the other day I was astounded. Pure old-fashioned roses, just like the books say. Litchis? Perhaps, but certainly pineapple, guava, apricot, honey...The flavors are just as complex, the balance chronometer precise, the finish nearly endless. The eleventh(!) vintage of this wine may well be the best yet.

Well known and always highly rated, this is one of the Northwest's best dessert wines. Every vintage." - Jean

Previous Vintage Tasting Notes

Wine Spectator rating 92 points for 2003 vintage.

An Avalon Best Seller. Delicious flavors of white peach, melon, honey, apricot, with good acidity that balances the sweetness. Andrew says: "The new release of everybody's favorite dessert wine takes hedonistic unctuousness to the very brink, and pushes it over. Oh, baby..."

Made in the manner of German Eiswein - except that the grapes are frozen after harvest. The rock-hard little gewurz marbles are pressed for a full day or more as the thick, sweet juice drips slowly into the pan. Yields are about half that of fresh grapes, but with nearly twice the normal sugar level. The juice will then ferment for more than two months - until the acid/sugar/alcohol balance is judged to be ideal - before bottling.