Amalgam
Catalyst California Albariño Gewürztraminer
California, USA
2015 Amalgam Catalyst
70/30 California Albarino/Gewurztraminer
Yes you read that correctly.
I met the winemaker Ken Wallis at Garagiste in Sonoma, and soon figured out that this man is a wizard of California blends.
I'd be hard pressed to believe that anyone could pick out the varietals in this one. They swim and dance together in a way that truly makes you believe that this is some God-Forsaken grape that time as forgotten. Or, as I guessed - Cali Viognier.
Grassy with strong tropical notes, earth and a variety of herbaciousness.
Absolutely quaffable when chilled.
Let it come up to temp and you get the grassy texture and finish of Grüner, but the Gewurztraminer brings in a tropical floral finish that overpowers the grassy-ness but is just below the level of being cloying
2015 Amalgam Catalyst
70/30 California Albarino/Gewurztraminer
Yes you read that correctly.
I met the winemaker Ken Wallis at Garagiste in Sonoma, and soon figured out that this man is a wizard of California blends.
I'd be hard pressed to believe that anyone could pick out the varietals in this one. They swim and dance together in a way that truly makes you believe that this is some God-Forsaken grape that time as forgotten. Or, as I guessed - Cali Viognier.
Grassy with strong tropical notes, earth and a variety of herbaciousness.
Absolutely quaffable when chilled.
Let it come up to temp and you get the grassy texture and finish of Grüner, but the Gewurztraminer brings in a tropical floral finish that overpowers the grassy-ness but is just below the level of being cloying