2012 Dirler-Cade Gewurztraminer Kitterlé - France, Alsace, Alsace Grand Cru (12/13/2015) What a delicious Gewürztraminer. Rose, pineapple and a honeyed, slightly spicy edge makes for a lovely set of aromatics and flavors. It's sweet but not cloying, rich but not heavy. There is no apparent alcohol, so it's much too easy to drink. Yum.
I like the volcano-sandstone terroir of Kitterlé; it is very poor and thus the yields are always kept low. I mainly drink the wines from Schlumberger, they own 20 out of 26 ha, or something like that.
On the subject of Dirler, this afternoon I sampled the 2007 Dirler Gewurz Grand Cru Spiegel SGN. Without a doubt a superb wine..reduced to $57 Cdn!! A Pinot Gris Bux was pretty tasty too..might go back for a few bottles. David seems quite keen on this domaine .