Buying guide: Gewürztraminer
Key findings: The wines under review were all pleasant enough without generating real excitement. The panel speculated that the category suffered from a lack of serious intent when it came to winemaking with most of the producers working with Gewürztraminer having done so for years, their aim simply being to supply a wellestablished niche market rather than make outstanding site-specific wines.
In fairness, it’s a variety that’s never going to have massive popular appeal and consumers are probably well-served when it comes to the quality to price ratio of what’s on offer.
★ ★ ★
Villiera 2010 R48
Weltevrede 2010* R59
★ ★ ✩
Van Loveren Family Cellar Special Late
Harvest 2010 R28.66
Belbon Hills 2010 ARP R40
Neethlingshof 2009* R44
Altydgedacht 2010* R50
★ ★
Robertson Winery 2009 R25.20
Tygerberg 2010* (Altydgedacht) R50
Simonsig 2010* R52
Delheim 2010 R75
PRICES: wines in each quality grouping
are listed in order of ascending price – all
ex-cellar unless otherwise stipulated.
ARP – Approximate retail price
* – Bottled under screwcap
