Banyan Gewurztraminer Monterey County 2025

Classic and balanced this is textbook Gewurztraminer. The nose opens with rose petals and lychee nicely balanced by citrus and a rain-water minerality. The palate is just shy of moderate in weight with lychee, florals, citrus and a nice ginger note on the finish. - D&M TASTING NOTES

PRODUCER NOTES:

VINEYARD: "2025 is our 4th vintage to work with Rick's. It's close to and similar to Rancho Llegado. Typical for the area, wind, fog, and cool temperatures predominate year round. Like Rancho Llegado, Rick's is carefully farmed by Steve McIntyre to assure the specific ripeness, a balance of sugar, and the acidity, that we are looking for. A long growing season and temperatures that rarely rise above 80 ̊F create an ideal spot for such a wonderfully aromatic wine.

VINIFICATION: “The added skin contact time while in transport to the winery boosts the aromatics and savoriness of the wine. Once at the winery, grapes are pressed then cold settled for 72 hours before the fermentation is allowed to begin. Fermentation this vintage lasted 50 days at 52 ̊F”

TASTING: “We are really happy with Rick's! Acid is present, but the wine is not overly lean or austere, the fruit is savory and the aromatics are a little more pronounced than the last few vintages. The end result is still a relatively subtle, but distinctly aromatic wine that is true to the variety.”