Excellent fresh or well-aged. The single most popular social wine, it makes a good marriage with equally intense foods. A new world slant to an old world favorite. Adding the richness of oaking to the CRU Select Sauvignon Blanc creates new dimensions, both in the mouth and on the palate. This wine is a deeper gold color.
Sweet vanilla captures the nose while nuances of rich butterscotch tease the palate.
A succulent, tasty wine, it is best served with shellfish, smoked meats and a variety of cheeses. Gew rztraminer Traditionally from Alsace, Gewurztraminer can now be found in Germany, Italy and North America. Soft and brilliant in the glass, the bouquet shows lychee fruit, cloves and rose petals. The natural acidity teases the palate with a soft spiciness. It can be finished dry or slightly off-dry.