Hugel Gewurztraminer 2008
Gewurztraminer
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Product Details
Varietal
Producer
Vintage
2008
Size
750ML
ABV
13.8%
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Somm Note
Winemaker Notes
Quite a deep straw yellow color with youthful, pale green highlights, it is star-bright with fine, unctuous "tears" that trickle down the glass.
One is immediately overwhelmed by its graceful, charming perfume and aromas, from fresh-cut roses to the most mystic of oriental spices.
Silky, supple, soft and seductive, yet still dry and refreshing, it has body and structure, with an aromatic finish of juicy, flavourful grapes.
A wine to enjoy now or in the next 2 or 3 years, as an aperitif, served chilled at 8°C.
It will also match lightly spiced food : exotic, oriental, Chinese, Indonesian or Indian, as well as cheese : blue, munster or maroilles.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Rose petal and sea breeze in the nose of Hugel’s 2008 Gewurztraminer Tradition lead to a correspondingly maritime and perfumed palate, richly-textured and – in contrast to other wines of the present collection – a bit awkwardly lactic. This finishes with excellent persistence, though, soothingly suggesting salted caramel.
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Wine &
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In the cellars, the oldest of which dates back to 1551, can be seen rows of oak wine casks, over one hundred years old, crafted by the forefathers of the present generation of Hugels now running the company. Near them is the oldest cask in the world still in use: the Sainte Caterine, which has a capacity of 8,800 litres. It was built in 1715, the year in which Louis XIV died.
The company has always maintained its family character and is determined to keep it that way. The vineyards are owned and farmed by individual members of the family whereas the company owns the buildings and machinery.
MNC4033F_2008 Item# 106932