Hugel – Pinot Gris Grossi Laüe 2012

Tasting notes by Serge Dubs, World’s Best Sommelier 1989 :

The wine’s colour is young and deeply intense with hints of pale green, lime-tree foliage, straw yellow, lemon and a lightly silver sparkle. The legs are present, tight and voluptuous.
The harmonious, smooth and refined bouquet is direct, clear, spontaneous, aromatic and full of the flavours typical of the Gewurztraminer grape with its hints of rose, lily, freesia, hawthorn, jasmine, reseda, lychee, pineapple, peony, honey, lily of the valley. The bouquet is full and generous, both elegant and delicately spiced.
On the palate it fills the mouth with generous, full, juicy, and charming sensations and flavours which jostle in the mouth and invade the taste-buds with their energy and tenderness.
Silky, soft, caressing, creamy whilst retaining the superbly astringent background presence so typical of a sophisticated Gewurztraminer. The perfumed and spicy after-taste is long-lasting, leaving persistent hints of cardamom and Szechuan pepper.
A wine that can be consumed immediately or laid down for 5 to 10 years.
Its perfumed and aromatic bouquet is highly enjoyable.
Best served at 8° with flavoursome and lightly spiced dishes.
Lot with saffron, beef or lamb in paprika, strong cheeses. Venison, pheasant, partridge, glazed pork, crispy duck.