SGN S Pinot Gris Hugel Half 2007
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SGN S Pinot Gris Hugel Half 2007
HED58141
37.5 cl
10.5%
£111.00
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Selection de Grains Nobles (SGN) indicates a sweet wine produced from late-harvested botrytised grapes and is particularly rare as it cannot be made in every vintage. The 2007 Pinot Gris ‘S’ (to denote a special level of selection and quality) is gorgeously sweet but perfectly balanced by cleansing acidity. It is abundant with delicious notes of preserved lemon, peach, pineapple, honey and candied orange.
96 Robert Parker
The “S” set in quotation marks on the label of Hugel’s 2007 Pinot Gris Selection de Grains Nobles “S” is used on occasion to denote a special level of selectivity and quality. At 10.8 grams, this boasts the highest acidity ever attained by this grape variety at the estate (and, I daresay – other than Eiswein – probably among the highest recorded anywhere). The acids, however, have 212 grams of residual sugar to deal with, so it’s just as well! Given the wine’s almost frightening analysis, it is surprisingly aromatically oriented toward smoked meat, truffle, and peat, rather than obvious manifestations of botrytis or citrus. On the palate, though, preserved lemon, peach preserves, grilled pineapple, honey, and candied orange make for an intensely bright, bitter-sweet impression that clamps and won’t let go. True to their mission, the acids here – no doubt supported by phenomenal dry extract – truly hold sweetness at bay, and a strong streak of salinity stimulates saliva and invigorates, so that “sweet” is the last word on your mind – and your lips are occupied with being licked! I have to agree with Marc Hugel that – particularly when compared with other rare occasions when such extreme ripeness and concentration has been achieved at this estate – we have here a wine boasting an uncanny youthful balance. It’s also sure to be hiding far more than it’s showing today, though, and if you have 30 or more years to give it – or heirs who will appreciate the gesture – then do not miss cellaring some of this remarkable elixir! It should be noted that Hugel has always charged very fair prices for their top nobly sweet wines in comparison with most of the other best-known Alsace growers to work in this medium. - David Schildknecht
95 Vinous
(with 28% potential alcohol, these were the most sugar-laden grapes in pinot gris since the 1989 vintage; 212 g/l r.s. with 11 grams of acidity) Full medium gold. Pure, high-toned botrytis notes of fruit salad, honey and earth. Then penetrating and almost painfully gripping, with huge acidity leavening the wine's glyceral texture and giving the apricot and saline flavors an almost brutal quality today. This extremely young wine is all extract and power today. Finishes with explosive, building length.Stephen Tanzer1st November 2008
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