Château des Charmes
Gewurztraminer St. David's Bench
2017
$22.15
About this winery
Château des Charmes was founded in 1978 by Paul Bosc, the fifth generation of French winegrowers. When he arrived in the Niagara region in the sixties with his young family, Paul already knew that the only way to guarantee the quality of the wine was to plant his own vines. Even today, they continue to build on the model of the vineyard: the wines come exclusively from grapes from the vineyards. Respecting the terroirs, and to protect them, they have always used viticultural practices that...
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Production notes
Machine harvested in October. Aging in stainless steel tanks.
Tasting notes
This wine is slightly spicy and has an exotic bouquet of tropical fruits and lychee. It is supple and rich with a distinctive and complex finish. It keeps a touch of residual sugar, which brings more roundness than sweetness. This wine is remarkably versatile thanks to its flavors of exotic fruits, but above all its roundness on the palate. Try it with a beef stir-fry on a bed of soba noodles.