Grai, Giorgio
Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
Reserve
Gewürztraminer
2012
$17.99
13.5%
Dark gold pools into the glass, thick presence, on the dull side, more solidity than shine, minimal loss at the rims. The nose at first is all litchee nut and mandarin orange, slowly shifts into a floral mush and peach, apricot, persimmon fruit, element of unbaked dough as well. Medium-bodied and firmer than expected given the grape’s propensity for wanton agreeability. Acidity frames the attack quite well and teases out more bitterness in the nuttiness as well as sourness in the mixed citrus. Pear, apricot to pineapple fruit veers towards tropicality but in the end prefers linearity. Sweet baking spices, potpourri make cameo appearances, no one component ever dominant. Muscular perfume extends the finish. Satisfying.
89 points