A bright orange colour. Feels a bit dull on the nose. Bletted medlars dominate the nose, with a touch of honey and a touch of lime. Big, completely mature palate. Obviously late harvest riesling, though the fruit and the sweetness have receded, giving a mature feel, with secondary notes, but still very much alive. Not sure it's going to improve at all, so drink up.
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Jean Hugel died this year, so I thought it fitting to open this bottle of late-harvest Riesling from the man's 50th vintage at the domaine. It's a pretty well-balanced sweet wine, with big-time apple juice, mild spices, petrol. It's pretty good but nothing amazing; the acidity is there but there isn't enough to escape a slight feeling of dullness. I don't have enough experience with vendange tardive Rieslings to say if the wine is old and tired or destined for something greater down the road.
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12/28/2023 - andrewstevenson.com wrote: 89 Points
A bright orange colour.
Feels a bit dull on the nose. Bletted medlars dominate the nose, with a touch of honey and a touch of lime.
Big, completely mature palate. Obviously late harvest riesling, though the fruit and the sweetness have receded, giving a mature feel, with secondary notes, but still very much alive. Not sure it's going to improve at all, so drink up.
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7/3/2009 - Chomsky wrote:
Jean Hugel died this year, so I thought it fitting to open this bottle of late-harvest Riesling from the man's 50th vintage at the domaine. It's a pretty well-balanced sweet wine, with big-time apple juice, mild spices, petrol. It's pretty good but nothing amazing; the acidity is there but there isn't enough to escape a slight feeling of dullness. I don't have enough experience with vendange tardive Rieslings to say if the wine is old and tired or destined for something greater down the road.
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10/29/2005 - Northern wrote: 90 Points
Nice mature Riesling.
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