1985 Hugel Gewurztraminer Vendange Tardive

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 91 points

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  3/3/2017 - sharonandroland Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Very exotic, not as heavy as some wines form Alsace, low acidity, but extremely fresh for a 32 year old wine. No hint of oxidation or decline. Who says you need acidity to keep a wine fresh and age??

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  3/11/2013 - Peech wrote: flawed

  en magnum - what would normally have been a beautiful wine was… bouchonné!!! Initially there was a whiff of white grapes and lychee. Then the nose faded quickly. There was some sweetness on the palate, but it was mostly bitter, and had no length. Another diner and I quickly agreed that the wine was gone. It wasn't as undrinkable as it could have been, but it gave me no pleasure to drink the wine.

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  11/22/2008 - peteng wrote: 90 Points

  Excellent wine. Remarkably alive with rich gewurz fruit. Low on acidity as you would expect from an old wine.

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  6/2/1989 - Charlie Carnes wrote: 90 Points

  When I failed out of college... the first time, I got a job in a French restaurant in Highlands. This wine we served all of the time and I remember my waiter buddies and I would order this by the case for the wholesale restaurant price. We probably chugged it more than enjoyed it at the time, but I remember them so well, how crisp and fresh they were, and how they were not "sweet" like some of the other wines we would drink at the time. I saw an old picture today with this wine in it so I had to post this tasting note/memory.

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