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Hugel & Fils Alsace Pinot Blanc 2007
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It has a very attractive, young colour, pale green with brilliant silvery hints. The bouquet is fresh and lively, youthful yet quite fruit-driven, with aromas of spring blossom, fresh almonds and pistachio. On the palate it is dry, crisp and clean, light and easy to drink, with a softness on the finish that suits it well. Although young and still quite reserved, it is already enjoyable, but will be perfect in 6 months' time and over the next 3 years.
In Alsace, the 2007 vintage was full of surprises, but pleasant surprises! For those who love elegant, pure, well balanced wines, 2007 was a benchmark vintage. Having enjoyed the longest period of maturation for the past 25 years, the grapes were perfectly ripe and healthy.
On the Schoenenbourg, our best Riesling vineyards were harvested at an average ripeness of 13.8% potential, while on the Sporen, Gewurztraminer Vendange Tardive easily reached 17.8%.
In Alsace, the amount of VT and SGN wines produced provides an excellent indication of the overall quality of any year, and so 2007 has all the makings
of a great Alsace vintage.
Classic "Hugel" wines are made exclusively from grapes purchased from winegrowers under long-term contract, in a dozen of the most favoured localities in and around Riquewihr. The grapes are taken in small tubs to the presses, which are filled by gravity, without any pumping or other mechanical intervention.
After pressing, the must is decanted for a few hours, then fermented in temperature-controlled barrels or vats (at 18 to 24°C). The wine is racked just
once, before natural clarification during the course of the winter. The following spring, the wine is lightly filtered just before bottling, and the bottles are then
aged in our cellars until released for sale.
Seen as the cultural crossover point between France and Germany, the wines of Alsace are a unique expression of this cultural mix. The main varieties - Riesling, Gewurztraminer and Tokay Pinot Gris - create distinctive individual full flavoured styles. The late harvest and botrytis affected wines (Vendange Tardive and Selection des Grains Nobles) are some of the world's greatest sweet whites.
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WBW Rating: 92/100
Closure: DIAM Cork
Region: Alsace France |
Winemaker:
Drink now until: 2013
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