Navarro Vineyards - 2022 Gewürztraminer

2022 Gewürztraminer
Cuvée Traditional
Anderson Valley, Mendocino
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We take pleasure in growing grapes, turning their juice into wine, then bottling and selling those wines to our many friends. This hands-on approach applies to our literary sales efforts as well; we've released hundreds of wines in almost 50 years and have taken the time to try to personally explain each one. But this is 2023, so we input “Navarro Cuvée Traditional Gewürztraminer aged sur lie in ovals” into ChatGPT to create copy for this wine. Here's the result: “Navarro Cuvée Traditional Gewürztraminer is a unique, handcrafted white wine that will take your taste buds on an adventure. With its full-bodied flavor and complex aroma, this exquisite vintage offers something special for every palate. Aged in ovals sur lie for more than two years, the Navarro Cuvée Traditional Gewürztraminer has notes of tropical fruit, lychee, and spice with a soft mineral finish. The winemakers at Navarro have crafted this one-of-a-kind blend to perfection using traditional methods and the highest quality grapes from California's renowned Anderson Valley appellation.”

Harvesting Gewürztraminer from the West Hill. These 20-year-old vines always deliver ripe Gewürztraminer grapes—the skins slowly turn a dark russet as they approach full ripeness.

We found the flowery prose amusing and the wine description reasonably accurate, but it is frightening that it was written by lines of computer code. Please take solace in the fact that this wine was produced from genuine Gewürztraminer grapes on vines propagated and nurtured by human beings, touched by sun and rain, then aged, along with the yeasts that transformed juice into wine, for seven months in real oak casks. This is a good, solid Navarro Gewürz; no need for fancy prose. Gold Medal-winner.

We ferment Gewürztraminer in these large oak ovals and the amount of carbon dioxide released during fermentation is sizeable. The large bubble traps, which Manuel cleans and hangs up to dry, are installed at the top of the casks during fermentation, allowing the CO2 to escape while also keeping flies and insects out of the fermenting juice.

Specifications

Harvested: Sept. 15, 2022
Sugars at harvest: 22.4° Brix
Bottled: May 1, 2023
Cases produced: 635
Alcohol: 13.0%
Titratable acidity: 6.4 g/L
pH: 3.24

2014 Gewürztraminer, Cuvée Traditional

Rose-petal aromas and luscious melon and grapefruit flavors give plenty of interest to this medium-bodied, dry and ultrasmooth wine from a stalwart winery. Delicious on its own for lunch or cocktail hour, it also makes a great counterpoint with Thai food and shellfish. Jim Gordon, Wine Enthusiast, December 1, 2015.

2012 Gewürztraminer, Cuvée Traditional

Light and crisp, with yellow apple, pear and lemon zest accents. Dried floral and chamomile notes echo in the background. Drink now. - MaryAnn Worobiec,Wine Spectator, December 15, 2013.

2011 Gewürztraminer, Cuvée Traditional

This pale yellow colored Gewurztraminer from Navarro is one of the best Gewurtz's that I have covered in a while. It opens with a fragrant lychee bouquet with hints of peach. On the palate, this wine is medium bodied, slightly acidic, and zesty. The flavor profile is a very tasty mineral infused lychee with hints of tangerine and peach. It closes dry but its ripe fruit and lingering acidity make it feel close to semi-dry. As a result, it lasts for quite some time after the wines is gone. It was perfect with my sisters Thanksgiving dinner. Enjoy - Ken. - Ken Hoggins,www.KensWineGuide.com, December 5, 2012.

2010 Gewürztraminer, Cuvée Traditional

Very floral opulent nose, heady, honeysuckle aromas. Drier than the nose suggests, robust, firm phenolic tone, almost austere but has succulence and vigour.- Stephen Brook, Critic's Challenge Wine Competition, 2012

2002 Gewürztraminer, Cuvée Traditional

Navarro makes America’s consistently finest Gewürztraminer and in 2002 the winery made about 550 cases of a non-estate wine. - Dan Berger’s Vintage Experiences, July 3, 2003.

2001 Gewürztraminer, Cuvée Traditional

Not as spiced as the winery’s Estate Gewürztraminer, with gardenia and ginger notes, 0.67% residual sugar and a rich, Thai food-targeted finish.- Dan Berger’s Vintage Experiences, August 15, 2002.

2000 Gewürztraminer, Cuvée Traditional

Medium light gold color, lovely fragrant lychee, floral. Off-dry spicy tart flavor; very long off-dry finish. A classic Dolly Parton, up-front Gewerztraminer; ready to drink at a good price.- Tom Hill, Los Olivos Wine & Spirits, November 15, 2001.