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Chateau Ste. Michelle Gewurztraminer (Columbia Valley) 2018

Sorry--Blogger is messed up again! NO label pics and wonky layout.

Very pale straw with tropical fruit aromas of warm peach nectar, baby powder, mango, lemon/lime and sweet spiciness.

Palate--Luscious fruit with a decent acidic line carrying the tropical fruit melange, in this off dry, tasty Gewurztraminer.  Pronounced-- ga-VERTZ-tra-meener this is a wine that gets no respect which is too bad because it is a lovely aperitif, a great summer quaff all by itself chilled down, or a nice accompaniment to briny raw oysters or a steamed lobster or clam or seafood chowder. 

Some people will taste this and blurt--"I don't like sweet wines!"  But this wine is not sweet, it is just mega-fruity which makes people think sweet.  Because they are so unappreciated you can find some decent ones around the $10 price point as this one is.  But there are better ones out there as this one is bit mediocre.  Tasty but mediocre. :) 

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