Trimbach Gewurztraminer (75cl, 14.5%)

A dry, aromatic white wine from Alsace, France, bottled at 14.5% ABV in a 750 ml bottle. Awarded 92 points by Wine Enthusiast, it is made from 100% Gewurztraminer. Maison Trimbach, founded in 1626 in Ribeauvillé, is one of Alsace's oldest family-run wine estates, now in its thirteenth generation. The wine is fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel and concrete vats, and the winery deliberately avoids secondary malolactic fermentation to preserve natural acidity. The nose opens with rose petals and ripe lychee, then cinnamon and nutmeg, with subtle flinty minerality beneath. The palate is rich and concentrated with lychee and citrus, a pithy, almost phenolic texture, and an oily, rounded yet firmly dry body. The finish is long and super-clean, with lingering spice and a dry, slightly bitter note.