Doug Powers

9.0

Spicy aromas and flavors, lychee, lovely aged Gewurztraminer, this is a good bottle (prior bottle from last week was a dump, clearly dead), medium-long finish, good Gewurz!! — 3 months ago

with Jim

Raun Kupiec

8.9

A bit boring out of the fridge, was clearly too cold. But when it got closer to room temp this was really pretty good. Bit of that lychee goodness coming through, nice chalky minerality, and a nice finish. — 9 months ago

with Barbara

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9.2

The 2021 Riesling Poet's Leap is decidedly green in character, wafting up with notes of lychee, lime zest and crushed green apple. This flows across the palate with grace, displaying a pleasant inner sweetness, as tropical citrus and saline-minerals add a lovely tension throughout. This tapers off with young mango notes accentuated by a salty flourish through the long and crisply refreshing finale. The 2021 is so balanced and refined, just 12.5% alcohol, and at just under one gram of residual sugar per liter. (Eric Guido, Vinous, March 2023) — a year ago

Bob McDonald

9.3

Brief notes and selected from my cellar by mistake, to be honest. A gorgeous nose of jasmine and lychee. Rich, luscious and unexpectedly sweet for 12.5 % alcohol. Those lychees are obvious on the palate. Barb tried this before I got home and it was a great match with a mature cheddar. I will leave tasting a 2nd bottle for several years. — 4 months ago

Andrew Liguori

9.5

Passionfruit, honeysuckle, lychee, white flowers. Ethereal; Napoleon and Washington nailed it — a year ago

Robyn Stencil

9.9

Citrus fruits and lychee balanced with wet stone and minerals; medium body and sophisticated finish. — 2 years ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.0

Medium golden color. Heavily perfumed aromas of ripe Lychee fruit, rose petals white flowers and Bartlett pears. Flavors of ripe green melon, lychee, white peach, dried apricots, lemon zest and brilliant white flowers. Hint of wet stones on the very spicy finish. Bright and crisp acidity. Medium-plus body and a viscous mouthfeel. Quite dry and food friendly. Starting to oxidize a bit. Solid. — 6 months ago

Tom Casagrande

8.9

A Gewurz for acid hounds. The Gewurz pungent florals are muted on the nose but there, along with a little musky, slightly underripe lychee. There’s a nice brightness to it. On the palate it’s bone dry, with very crisp fruit that has a distinctly bitter edge. The acids keep the bitterness from taking over. A distinctive rendition. — a year ago

with Douglas and Angelo

Michael

8.9

Loaded with aromas, rose, lychee, honey. Almost tastes like perfume with the tang on the sides of the tongue. The aroma leaps out of the glass. There is no hiding that this is a Gewurtztraminer. Enjoyable even if it isn’t for everyone. — 2 years ago

Joe Fischer

9.2

Golden in color and taste!!! Aromas of lychee, pear, honey, honeysuckle, and roses. Just slightly sweet. Went great with our spicy Cajun Catfish tonight providing a great balance and cooling effect. — 3 years ago