When to drink an Alsace Gewurztraminer?

Alsace · indicative values: the producer, the vintage and storage conditions come first.

Map: where Alsace Gewurztraminer is. Alsace region, France.

White: the drinking window

Recommended ageing: 3 to 15 years after the vintage.

For example, a 2020 Alsace Gewurztraminer drinks best between 2023 and 2037, with a peak plateau around 2028-2034.

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Vintage by vintage

A great year outlives an average one: the window moves with the vintage. The most recent rated years in Alsace, applied to the ageing for Alsace Gewurztraminer given above.

Vintage	Rating	Drink
2022	Great	2025–2039
2021	Average	2024–2034
2020	Great	2023–2037
2019	Great	2022–2036
2018	Great	2021–2035
2017	Great	2020–2034
2016	Great	2019–2033
2015	Outstanding	2018–2033
2013	Good	2016–2028
2012	Great	2015–2029
2010	Great	2013–2027
2009	Great	2012–2026

The full history, back to the older vintages: Alsace.

How to read this window

Before the window opens, the wine is in its youth: fruit dominates, tannins or acidity can feel stern. During the peak plateau, everything falls into balance: this is the moment ageing prepares. Beyond it, the wine slowly declines: nothing unsafe, but the emotion fades. These are general benchmarks for the appellation, not a verdict on your bottle.

Curious where these numbers come from? The method is published in full: five levels from the estate down to the grape, corrected by the vintage and the bottle format.

Which dishes?

The classic pairings where Alsace Gewurztraminer is one of the safe bets:

From the same region

Other appellations in Alsace, each with its own window:

What about your bottles?

Caviste computes this window for every bottle in your cellar: photograph the label, the sheet fills itself in (estate, vintage, appellation) and the app tells you when a bottle reaches its peak. Discover Caviste.