Talaska Vineyard · Ampelography 05/11

Gewürztraminer

Historic Traminer family · VIVC 12609

White varietyTraminer familyEarly ripening

An ancient European lineage

Rose-coloured skin.
An aromatic soul.

Gewürztraminer is the pink, distinctly aromatic mutation of Savagnin Blanc and belongs to the historic Traminer family. Its precise geographical origin remains a matter of debate.

For centuries it has been valued not for generous yields, but for intensity. Small bunches can produce wines of remarkable perfume, ample texture and naturally gentle acidity.

Variety passport

Its identity,
in six precise points.

Origin: Historic Traminer family
Identity: Pink mutation of Savagnin Blanc
Type: White Vitis vinifera
VIVC number: 12609
Ripening: Early
Synonyms: Roter Traminer · Traminer Aromatico

Ripe rose-copper Gewürztraminer bunch in warm vineyard light — Ripe bunch · cinematic visualisation informed by botanical reference photography

Anatomy of the variety

Small berries.
A copper glow.

Gewürztraminer forms small bunches of small, round berries. At maturity their thick skins move through rose, salmon and copper tones, helping the fruit achieve considerable ripeness.

Small bunches Compact clusters gather small, rounded berries.

Rose-coloured skin A thick, subtly reddish skin is one of the variety’s defining signs.

Low yields Its tendency to poor fruit set makes yields modest and variable.

In the vineyard

Aromatic depth.
A precise site.

01earlyripening

It reaches maturity early, making the choice of harvest date especially important.

02smallbunches and berries

Fine fruit builds concentration and the variety’s unmistakable intensity.

03highvigour

Strong growth and modest productivity reward attentive vine training.

04marlfavoured soils

The variety is particularly demanding of site and traditionally responds well to marly soils.

Aromatic spectrum

Rose in the light.
Spice in the shade.

Gewürztraminer is immediately recognisable: rose petals, lychee and ripe fruit meet honey, quince and a subtle current of warm spice.

01rosefloral · intense

02lycheeexotic · succulent

03quinceripe · golden

04spicewarm · complex

At Talaska

Aromatic generosity.
Melsztyn freshness.

On Talaska’s sunlit slope, Gewürztraminer can build ripeness and perfume while air moving through the Dunajec Valley helps retain balance. Clay-limestone soils offer the possibility of joining its natural generosity to a more defined line.

Role in the collectionPerfume · generosity · spice

Botanical sources

Prepared from recognised ampelographic and viticultural sources, including VIVC, Julius Kühn-Institut and official wine-sector publications.

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