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Structure
Drinking window
Best 5 to 25 years from vintage.
vintage5 yrs25 yrs27 yrs
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating above is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: candied apricot, honey, saffron, dried rose
Palate: botrytis honey, marmalade, ginger, tropical preserves
Late-harvested noble-rot Gewurztraminer picked in the first days of winter from a single Tramin parcel where botrytis develops. Sweet, deeply concentrated, with bright acidity balancing 150 grams of residual sugar; styled as Tramin's answer to Alsace's Selection de Grains Nobles.
What it pairs with
- Apricot tart with mascarpone The wine's candied apricot mirrors the fruit while honey notes flatter the mascarpone.More wines for dessert →
- Aged Roquefort Sweet wine + blue cheese is the classical pairing; Terminum's botrytis honey balances the cheese's salty pungency.More wines for blue cheese →
- Foie gras with fig compote The wine's tropical preserves and honey echo the fig while structuring the liver's fat.More wines for foie gras →
- Tarte Tatin with vanilla Caramelised apple meets the wine's marmalade-and-saffron register.More wines for fruit tarts →
With cheese
History
Tramin developed Terminum in the mid-1990s to demonstrate that the Tramin terroir could produce noble-rot sweet wines competitive with Alsace and Sauternes. Harvest happens in late November to early December once botrytis settles; production is small (typically under 5000 bottles per vintage).
- 1995First experimental late-harvest Terminum vintage
- 2011Falstaff names Terminum 'best Italian sweet wine' in its annual Italian wine rankings
Facts
- Producer
- Cantina Tramin · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Gewuerztraminer (100%)
- Classification
- DOC Alto Adige Vendemmia Tardiva
- Oak
- Slow fermentation and ageing in stainless steel; no oak
- ABV
- 12.5%
- Price
- EUR 50 to 80 (half-bottle 375 ml)
- Drinking window
- 5 to 25 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1995
Frequently asked about Terminum Gewurztraminer Vendemmia Tardiva
What does Terminum Gewurztraminer taste like?
Candied apricot, honey, saffron and dried rose on the nose; botrytis honey, marmalade, ginger and tropical preserves on the palate. Full-bodied and sweet, balanced by high acidity that prevents cloying.
When should I drink Terminum?
Drink between 5 and 25 years from vintage. The wine improves dramatically with bottle age, developing saffron, dried apricot and marmalade complexity. Serve at 10-12C in a small dessert-wine glass.
What food pairs with Terminum?
Foie gras with fig compote and aged Roquefort are the canonical matches. Apricot tart or tarte Tatin work equally well as dessert pairings.
Is Terminum a botrytis wine?
Yes. Late November to early December harvest captures grapes affected by noble rot (Botrytis cinerea) in a single Tramin parcel where the microclimate consistently develops botrytis. Production is small and vintage-dependent.
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