Melanie Pfister 'Maceration' Gewurztraminer, Alsace, France 2022

Gewurztraminer is best known for making sweeter wines, but it turns out that its naturally orange-pink colour and powerful aromas make it the perfect grape to make delicious orange wine. The grapes are hand-picked and then the skins are left in contact with the juice for 10 days, to increase colour and texture. The wine is then aged for almost a year in a mixture of oak barrels, steel tanks and clay pots. You get so much flavour on the nose - lychee, roses and exotic spices. The palate then is dry, balanced and pure, with a lovely long finish.