PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES
CAMDEN Estate was my first introduction to an Australian gewurztraminer in 1989, some 30 years ago. I still recall the intensity on the nose, its incredible perfume and the lusciousness on the palate. The 2ha of vines were planted by Norman Hanckel in 1974. I know the vines haven’t survived as the vineyard was grafted over to chardonnay. What a shame, but financially it was always doomed; you can sell 10 bottles of chardonnay to every one bottle of gewurztraminer.
It is a strange varietal. The name is difficult to pronounce and the aromas polarise people to either love it or hate it. The vine produces grapes
