On the sweet side, very full and fresh with tropical flavours of pineapple and lychee. More reminiscent of a Barsac than i was expecting. We had it with a spicy soup but if i had another bottle and i'd serve it with a soft blue cheese, or pudding.
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As soon as you open the bottle you get a hit of lychees along with the floral aromas. On the palate, hints of lychees, apple and flowers. Not as sweet as expected, the lime and pear flavours get there in the end. Decent QPR. 89-90p
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Typical Alsatian Gewürztraminer, big, bold, noticeable sweetness, but nicely balanced. All sorts of spices, lychee, honey. What a pleasure to have with a Foie Gras.
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From a half bottle. Pale straw colour. Nicely aromatic nose - not overblown, and more lychee than rose. A much lighter press than I'd normally associate with Hugel. A lovely wine, with good balance. It's clearly gewurz, but in a light, fresh, aromatic style. Great with mackerel & devilled crab, and with a pork beignet served with foie gras.
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A typical gewurz but mildly disappointing given the producer. All the elements are there: stone fruit, spice, floral notes. The wine also has a nice oily texture, and it went great with the Thai food I had it with. However, there was a lack of definition and acidity to the wine, perhaps due to the 14% alcohol I also suspect contributes to the wine's texture. The sweetness, which worked for me because of the food pairing, was not quite balanced, either. Enjoyable enough, but this strikes me as an off year.
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Lovely aromas of flowers and spices. No alcohol aromas. Relatively elegant mouth feeling with the typical fatness and low acidity of this grape. Liquorice in the finish.
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Dan brought this wine to the family reunion on Lake Michigan last week. One of my favourites of all the white wines we drank (and we drank quite a few, almost all rated 90 or above). I haven't had a Hugel in years. Forgot what I was missing! Rich flavour. Paired well with food. I drank it before dinner, with appetizers.
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Prince - Hugel tasting (Prince Sydney, 40 Hansard Street): Pronounced intensity aromas of rose water, lychee, slight ginger notes. More of the same on the palate, spicy as well it gets a touch bitter on the back of palate…then the rose petal quality carries on the long finish. Broad and plentiful gum grip. Nice.
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The Alsace Wine Day 2014 (Operaterrassen, Stockholm): Nose with lychee, rose petal, and apple – a distinct nose but discrete for a Gewürztraminer. Dry but not bone dry on the palate, good concentration, apple, discrete spice notes, some mineral, good acidity for a Gewürztraminer. 87 p.
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7/8/2022 - OneForTheStairs wrote:
On the sweet side, very full and fresh with tropical flavours of pineapple and lychee. More reminiscent of a Barsac than i was expecting. We had it with a spicy soup but if i had another bottle and i'd serve it with a soft blue cheese, or pudding.
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3/25/2020 - Tauro Likes this wine: 90 Points
As soon as you open the bottle you get a hit of lychees along with the floral aromas.
On the palate, hints of lychees, apple and flowers.
Not as sweet as expected, the lime and pear flavours get there in the end.
Decent QPR.
89-90p
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1/4/2019 - Sljks44 Likes this wine:
Lightly sweet but very floral with typical lychee notes.
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12/10/2017 - Hilzi Likes this wine: 91 Points
Typical Alsatian Gewürztraminer, big, bold, noticeable sweetness, but nicely balanced. All sorts of spices, lychee, honey. What a pleasure to have with a Foie Gras.
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3/24/2017 - AudunG wrote: 85 Points
Typical Gewürztraminer aromas, with roses, spices etc. Round, opulent and polished. Low in acidity. Well made, without edges.
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10/15/2016 - andrewstevenson.com wrote: 89 Points
From a half bottle.
Pale straw colour.
Nicely aromatic nose - not overblown, and more lychee than rose. A much lighter press than I'd normally associate with Hugel.
A lovely wine, with good balance. It's clearly gewurz, but in a light, fresh, aromatic style.
Great with mackerel & devilled crab, and with a pork beignet served with foie gras.
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7/9/2016 - danstrings Likes this wine: 89 Points
Wonderful clean, floral white -- great with higher-end Mexican (sauteed shrimp, chicken tinga etc)...
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7/6/2016 - ilcalmo wrote: 87 Points
A typical gewurz but mildly disappointing given the producer. All the elements are there: stone fruit, spice, floral notes. The wine also has a nice oily texture, and it went great with the Thai food I had it with. However, there was a lack of definition and acidity to the wine, perhaps due to the 14% alcohol I also suspect contributes to the wine's texture. The sweetness, which worked for me because of the food pairing, was not quite balanced, either. Enjoyable enough, but this strikes me as an off year.
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10/22/2015 - DrZett wrote: 85 Points
The 2013 vintage is much better than the 2012. the 2012 is kind of strange to me. Nothing fits together like it should be.
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10/10/2015 - Adrian Chmielarz Does not like this wine: 75 Points
Artificial taste, and otherwise entirely forgettable. FWIW, my wife liked it, and I do like other Hugel wines myself.
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9/23/2015 - cato03 Likes this wine:
Classic gewurtztraminer. Small taste.
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7/22/2015 - AudunG wrote: 84 Points
Lovely aromas of flowers and spices. No alcohol aromas. Relatively elegant mouth feeling with the typical fatness and low acidity of this grape. Liquorice in the finish.
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7/19/2015 - Ombibulous Likes this wine:
Dan brought this wine to the family reunion on Lake Michigan last week. One of my favourites of all the white wines we drank (and we drank quite a few, almost all rated 90 or above). I haven't had a Hugel in years. Forgot what I was missing! Rich flavour. Paired well with food. I drank it before dinner, with appetizers.
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6/26/2015 - osailhan wrote: 88 Points
Un gewurztraminer classique avec son caractère fruité typique mais sans tomber dans la caricature. Voici l'expertise de la maison Hugel !
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6/10/2015 - "Rhône Rider" Does not like this wine: 75 Points
Terrible. Total alco stung.
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2/11/2015 - chatters wrote:
Prince - Hugel tasting (Prince Sydney, 40 Hansard Street): Pronounced intensity aromas of rose water, lychee, slight ginger notes. More of the same on the palate, spicy as well it gets a touch bitter on the back of palate…then the rose petal quality carries on the long finish. Broad and plentiful gum grip. Nice.
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1/27/2014 - Vintomas wrote: 87 Points
The Alsace Wine Day 2014 (Operaterrassen, Stockholm): Nose with lychee, rose petal, and apple – a distinct nose but discrete for a Gewürztraminer. Dry but not bone dry on the palate, good concentration, apple, discrete spice notes, some mineral, good acidity for a Gewürztraminer. 87 p.
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