Hugel, 1976 White Wine
Vendange Tardive Riesling, Alsace
Off Dry White Wine
Bottle size: 75cl
ABV: 10%
Price:
$280.55 USD
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Description
This 1976 wine was made from overripe grapes that were picked well after the classic vintage and in the greatest years only. The action of noble rot (botrytis cinerea) gave them an almost unlimited ability to age. They are part of the elite of the greatest wines in France.
Produced from over-ripened grapes in a selection of the oldest plots of the Hugel estate in the heart of the grand cru Schoenenbourg in Alsace. This fantastic historical terroir has been almost exclusively devoted to Riesling for centuries.
Tasting Notes Deep golden. Musty, mushroomy first impression, but my god, this wine was the definition of resilience-it just kept coming and coming for the entire 2 hours that we savored it. One of those old VT wines that has left its sugar behind and remains rich but shockingly dry. No botrytis. An ephemeral sense of dried peach, extraordinary acidity for this very hot year, and a deep thread of soil. It reminds me of other ancient wines I've had that capture the essence of the grape through their remaining skeletal shape that remains after the fruit and fat have faded. A singular experience. DRWINE2001- Tasted in 2017. Review from CellarTracker.
Condition
Good level for its age, cellar soiled label
