Mountadam Eden Valley Gewürztraminer 2016
Wine Specs
Vintage
2016
Bottling Date
1
Alcohol %
13.0
In Stock
Tasting Note
Aroma
The wine has a pungent lifted aroma that springs from the glass. Turkish delight, musk and mandarin juice characters leap from the glass.
ClosureScrewcap
GrapeGewurztraminer
Grape Variety
Gewürztraminer
Maturation
Oaked
Palate
The palate is much more restrained, showing more subtle versions of the aromas. The wine is dry and has a good clean acid line. The wine has significant persistence.
VarietalV_GEWURZTRAMINER
Vinification
The fruit was harvested during February 2016. Small bins of fruit were tipped into the top of the press to allow for gentle extraction of the juice. The parcel was carefully handled protect the delicate aromatic precursors present in the juice. The parcels was fermented at 12-14°C in stainless steel. Following fermentation wine was left on lees for 3 months prior to preparation for bottling.
RegionAdelaide Hills - SA
Region CodeDSAADEHILL
Region Notes
StateSA
Subregion
WinemakerCon Moshos
Wine StyleWhite (Crisp Fresh)
Tony Love
0
2016/11/13
South Australia Weekend, 11 November 2016
The Mountadam 2016 Gewurztraminer is all High Eden Valley fruit from a recently acquired vineyard – and the first made by the winery. Its aromas are no-holds-barred with rose, musk and turkish delight as expected. But it’s the flavour of pink lady apple, sweet cinnamon, even sumac spice and underlying acidity that makes this such a summery refreshment. Get some five spice pork belly to go with it.
James Halliday
95
2017/06/20
Halliday Wine Companion, June 2017
A delicious wine, although without the
exuberant aromas and flavours of Alsace. It has
the spice, lychee and rose petal notes to a larger
or lesser degree, but it’s the intensity, length,
grip and balance that really appeal.
Gary Walsh
93
2017/06/20
The Winefront, 20 June 2017
Eden Valley a good place for Gewürztraminer.
Well, this is a good one. It has all the rose,
musk and spice markers of your typical GT,
plus tangerine and green apple freshness, with
juicy acidity, a gentle chalky texture and a
particularly long finish, closing with a twist
of orange peel bitterness. It took me about 10
seconds to work out I liked this wine, which is
always a good sign.
Gary Walsh
93
2017/06/20
The Winefront, 20 June 2017
Eden Valley a good place for Gewürztraminer.
Well, this is a good one. It has all the rose,
musk and spice markers of your typical GT,
plus tangerine and green apple freshness, with
juicy acidity, a gentle chalky texture and a
particularly long finish, closing with a twist
of orange peel bitterness. It took me about 10
seconds to work out I liked this wine, which is
always a good sign.
Wine Specs
Vintage
2016
Bottling Date
1
Alcohol %
13.0
Wine Profile
Awards
James Halliday
95
2017/06/20
Halliday Wine Companion, June 2017
A delicious wine, although without the
exuberant aromas and flavours of Alsace. It has
the spice, lychee and rose petal notes to a larger
or lesser degree, but it’s the intensity, length,
grip and balance that really appeal.