Marmalade, medicinal notes, nuts and honey on the nose The palate has less acidity than I would have hoped, and was medium sweet Probably in a good place now and over the next decade or so
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Really great showing from Hugel here. This has a strong resemblance to Sauternes with a definite botrytis/mushroom note. The nose is of apricot, marmalade, spice, fresh cut white mushroom, chamomile tea, and lanolin. The palate has quite a lot of sugar (the previously noted 75g/l seems correct) with just barely enough acid to balance.
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No Jubilee more: Hugel's trend towards terroir, over brand (Hugel & Fils): Well, well, well. I am not a huge fan of Pinot Gris, except in late harvest expressions and here we have a good example of an excellent Pinot Gris. The nose was beguiling: black tea, very distinct, with juicy yellow apricot and loads of spice with a grilled almond like finish. OK, the 75 grams or so of residual sugar are felt and I do not give it a higher score because of a somewhat medicinal mid palate, but - overall - please pass the foie gras and the chutney.
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10/29/2022 - Alykhan V Likes this wine: 90 Points
Marmalade, medicinal notes, nuts and honey on the nose
The palate has less acidity than I would have hoped, and was medium sweet
Probably in a good place now and over the next decade or so
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11/10/2018 - burlingtonm Likes this wine:
This still has enough acidity to balance the sweetness and is a fine example of a mature VT Pinot Gris.
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7/14/2016 - Wine Canuck wrote:
Really great showing from Hugel here. This has a strong resemblance to Sauternes with a definite botrytis/mushroom note. The nose is of apricot, marmalade, spice, fresh cut white mushroom, chamomile tea, and lanolin. The palate has quite a lot of sugar (the previously noted 75g/l seems correct) with just barely enough acid to balance.
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10/5/2015 - PanosKakaviatos Likes this wine: 92 Points
No Jubilee more: Hugel's trend towards terroir, over brand (Hugel & Fils): Well, well, well. I am not a huge fan of Pinot Gris, except in late harvest expressions and here we have a good example of an excellent Pinot Gris. The nose was beguiling: black tea, very distinct, with juicy yellow apricot and loads of spice with a grilled almond like finish. OK, the 75 grams or so of residual sugar are felt and I do not give it a higher score because of a somewhat medicinal mid palate, but - overall - please pass the foie gras and the chutney.
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