TN: 2006 Navarro Edelzwicker

Oct 03, 2007 3 Replies
M

Courtesy of a friend, we just got 8 bottles of Navarro wine in today and opened a bottle to see how we'd fared:


2006 Navarro Vineyards Mendocino Edelzwicker ($10) nose: minerals, stone fruit palate: dry, fruity, peaches, a hint of citrus, stones, clean finish

An Alsace-inspired blend of Gewürztraminer, Riesling and Pinot Gris, this wine was noteworthy for the dominance of the Riesling character, though it had a greater sense of stone fruit than most dry Rieslings. Altogether light and enjoyable, and a great harbinger of what else lies in store for us with the remaining wines.



Mark Lipton


Vote
Twitter Facebook LinkedIn
N

A bit of Alsace trivia - A blend of noble varietals is rather a Gentil than an Edelzwicker, and this blend needs only Muscat to have the full set. Hugel makes a Gentil, e g, and that implies a significant presence of nobles. OTOH, this wine is no Alsatian, so I guess I matters little.

Just wanted to point out that the rivets are busily being counted.

Cheers!

Nils

Vote
Twitter Facebook LinkedIn
M

Thanks, Nils. I had wondered what the official difference between Hugel's Gentil (readily available here for ~$7/bottle) and an Edelzwicker. I had naively assumed Gentil to be a proprietary name since I'd only ever seen it used by Hugel. Now, all is clear. Now that you mention it, though, I usually get a fairly pronounced Muscat character in Hugel's Gentil, so that's probably why I didn't make the connection.

Mark Lipton

Vote
Twitter Facebook LinkedIn

Join the Discussion

Have something to add? Share your thoughts — no account required.

Didn't find your answer?

Ask the community — no account required