stone fruit and citrus are intermingled with savoury nutty barrel-ferment flavours
comfort and proper dinner-table presence
Time in the bottle has started to soften the wine’s power
Sophisticated Tuscan at its best
Ageing potential 10 – 15 years
2006 Gewurztraminer Trockenbeerenauslese, Willi Opitz Cult Classics stone fruit and citrus areSumptuous, exotic and endlessly layered, the 2006 Gewrztraminer Trockenbeerenauslese from Willi Opitz is pure decadence in a glass. Deep amber in colour, it opens with a heady perfume of lychee, rose petal, candied orange peel and honeycomb, unfolding into richer notes of apricot jam, saffron and warm spice. The palate is unctuous yet impeccably balanced with waves of tropical sweetness lifted by vibrant acidity, gliding to a finish that seems to last