Zind Humbrecht Calcaire Gewurztraminer, Alsace. France, 2018, 750ml

Peaches, lychees with fragrant floral aromas. Aged 18 months in 40% French oak provided a spicy aromatic complexity. But it was its textural density and balance of residual sugar and racy acidity that impressed, convincing me this was not a run-of-the-mill Gewurtz expression that I detest. Jack Mardird