Dirler-Cadé - Gewürztraminer 2014

Dirler-Cadé - Gewürztraminer 2014

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Description

Fine, fresh and aromatic with notes of pear, melon and lychee, as well as some spice. The palate has some subtle nutty notes. It’s broad with a mineral dimension to the rich fruit, and there are also some tea characters.

--------THE PRODUCER--------

Dirler-Cade

A History Spanning Five Generations

The Jean Dirler estate goes back to 1871, when it was founded by the original Jean Dirler. Four generations later (following Georges, Georges and Jean-Pierre), another Jean Dirler married Ludivine Cadé and in 2000 took over the nine hectares of vines that had been worked by Ludivine’s father, Léon Hell-Cadé, renaming his estate Dirler-Cadé. Today Dirler-Cadé owns 18 hectares (29% of the estate is planted to Riesling, with Gewürztraminer the second most important variety here), including a number of parcels in famous grand crus such as Spiegel, Kessler, Kitterlé and Saering. In fact, almost 50% of the estate’s vines are located in grand cru sites. Now engaged in biodynamic farming, Dirler has since replanted most of his father-in-law’s old property with massale selections from the Hebinger nursery in Eguisheim. Production hovers around 90,000 bottles per year.

--------THE GRAPE--------

Gewürztraminer

Turkish Delight on the nose.  

--------THE REGION--------

Alsace

Alsace is the aromatic capital of France, located in the northeast along the German border. While most regions in France are home to one red and one white grape, Alsace is home to a handful - Pinot Gris, Riesling, Pinot Blanc and Muscat.