TN: 2005 Navarro Gewurz

Apr 20, 2007 1 Replies
M

Tonight with a dinner of chicken stir-fried in black bean sauce, I opened:


2005 Navarro Vineyards Gewürztraminer "Cuvée Traditional" nose: lichees, alcohol, minerals palate: lemons, pineapple, minerals, crisp acidity, light body, a hint of RS, slightly bitter finish

Purchased recently during a shopping spree in Indy, this long-time favorite proved to be a very nice example of the variety. Styled more in line with Alsace than California, it was a little thin at the end, but still went well with the food. Listed at 13.5% ABV, it came across as a lighter wine.



Mark Lipton


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M

The Navarro is my "default" quality dry gewurz too. I've tasted the current gewurz from both Navarro (Cuvee Traditional) and Lazy Creek earlier this month (not side by side though). The Lazy Creek comes out ahead IMHO (but considered the price difference, perhaps it should); it's fuller bodied, more concentrated and altogether a bigger wine. The golden color is quite a lot darker, the nose intensity is in another league. Even the bitter finish is more marked, but a little bit of bitterness is part of the gewurz game, isn't it?

Man-Ho Chu

p.s. Perhaps it's more fair to compare the estate bottled Navarro with the Lazy Creek, but it was sold out when I went there, how unfortunate.

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