Maker: Shady Lane, Sutton’s Bay, Michigan, USA
Place of origin: Leelanau Peninsula AVA, Michigan, USA
Vintage: 2009
ABV: 11.9%
Notes: Estate grown. Wine was tasted two days after opening.
Nose: Crisp semi-tart apples, ripe apricot.
On the palate: Medium-bodied and dry. Oak, breadfruit, curry powder, peach, melon.
Finish: Fairly dry without much fruit. Lasts a good length of time.
Parting words: Shady Lane Gewürz is very well done. It has the spice and dryness one expects from a Gewürztraminer, with the crisp fruit typical of Michigan whites. Even at three years old, and being open for two days (with a stopper in the fridge of course) it wasn’t flabby or tired. Went very well with herb-roasted chicken according to the wife. This was my first Shady Lane wine and I am sure it won’t be my last. Shady Lane Cellars Gewürztraminer 2009 is recommended.
Sipology 
I’ve never eaten breadfruit. What does it taste like? Wait–I know– it takes like Shady Lane Cellars Gewurztraminer.
Ha! Not a lot of flavor but it has a slightly bitter note I tend to pick up in Gewurz.