Cantina Tramin, Alto Adige DOC (Italy) Gewürztraminer 2022

 Cantina Tramin is 125 year-old cooperative from Alto Adige.  160 families farm some 270 hectares of vineyards to produce wines sold under the cooperative.   Gewürztraminer is the 6th most planted grape in Alto Adige, and the members of Cantina Tramin has made a name for themselves producing a number of award winning wines from this variety.  The wine’s name, Selida, derives from German for “small farmstead” and is nod to the small producers that make up the cooperative.  Supporting Selida’s prominent floral bouquet are lychee and sweet melon notes with a touch of petroleum.  This textbook example can age 10 years according to the cooperative and the wine will certainly gain complexity and depth as you permit it the time to do so.