Don Nicanor Gewurztraminer GW
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2023
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai green curry, roasted pork loin with stone fruit glaze, Munster cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Nieto Senetiner's Don Nicanor Gewurztraminer (often designated as GW) represents a pioneering departure from Mendoza's traditional red-dominated landscape. Named in honor of founder Don Nicanor Nieto, this wine showcases the winery's innovative spirit by cultivating the aromatic Alsatian grape in the high-altitude, cool-climate terroir of Vista Flores within the Uco Valley. The intense alpine sunlight and dramatic diurnal temperature swings of this sub-region allow the grapes to develop their signature exotic perfume while retaining a vibrant, crisp acidity. Crafted with partial barrel fermentation and lees contact, this wine beautifully marries the classic, highly expressive floral and spice notes of the variety with a rich, textured complexity and elegant structure.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1888 by Italian immigrants in Vistalba, Bodega Nieto Senetiner stands as one of the historic pillars of Luján de Cuyo viticulture. Acquired by the Nieto and Senetiner families in 1969 and integrated into Molinos Río de la Plata in 1998, the estate commands prime holdings across Vistalba and Agrelo, including Finca Villa Blanca and Finca Las Tortugas. Situated between 950 and 1,150 meters above sea level against the Andean backdrop, the vineyards thrive on alluvial clay-loam and gravelly soils subjected to wide diurnal temperature shifts and intense high-altitude sunlight. Winemaker Santiago Mayorga crafts both classic reds and pristine, aromatic whites and rosés with modern precision. While globally acclaimed for benchmark Malbec and heritage Bonarda, the estate demonstrates deft mastery of aromatic and refreshing profiles through everyday and fruit-forward ranges such as Benjamín, Fran, and Emilia, preserving pure varietal expression, vibrant natural acidity, and refined balance across Torrontés, Moscatel de Alejandría, Sauvignon Blanc, and Chardonnay.
🍇 Grapes
Gewürztraminer
🍷 ABV
13.5%