Hugel, Gewurztraminer SGN other_regions menthol and licorice

menthol and licorice

This is aromatically similar to the Tuvilains with perhaps just a bit more fruit that derives from the red side of the spectrum

An impeccably balanced Chardonnay but today the wine's fruit is quite restrained

but all the components are in the right proportions

and you'll be tempted to open it before it's time

Hugel, Gewurztraminer SGN other_regions menthol and licoriceIn its very early days, Hugels 2005 Gewurztraminer Selection de Grains Nobles is already truly noble! Orange marmalade, caramelized peach, spiced pear and yellow plum preserves, cinnamon and mint candies, roses, and honey and white raisin fill the nose. Spectacularly luscious and expansive on the palate, honeyed, silken textured, and loaded with primary, vividly juicy fruit such as one seldom encounters in this grape variety much less at stratospheric