2025 Garagiste Le Stagiaire Gewurztraminer

Exotic, rich and lusciously textured with a long spicy finish.

From a small parcel of 30-year-old vines in located Tuerong, half the fruit is fermented as whole bunches for three weeks, where winemaker Barney Flanders looks to build mouthfeel rather than relying on high levels of ripeness on the vine: “The carbonic element ramps up the perfume and the texture.” The remaining half is pressed as bunches for fermentation in seasoned wood, and the whole matured for seven months in a single puncheon on its lees. 
Brilliant water like core with gleaming green tinted edges. Rosewater, lychee, Turkish delight, musk and spicy ginger aromas deliver an exotic sniff. Rich, lusciously textured and mouth filling, pear, lychee and Turkish delight flavours engulf the palate. Musk and ginger elements then move across the back half. Brisk acidity with a long finish that’s round, full and spicy.
Drink over the next 2-3 years.
Alc. 13.5%