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Saturday, September 11, 2010

HUGEL PINOT BLANC 2007 CUVEE LES AMOURS

What do you get when you cross the flavours of a very good Riesling with the flavours of a very good Pinot Gris.......Hugel  Pinot Blanc 2007.
This is a wine that I seem to drink quite frequently, which is unusual given that I have, an entire shop to choose from every time I want  a bottle of wine and, all day to ponder that choice..
It really is delicious and the fact that it has bottle age even more so.In fact I think Pinot Blanc ages better than Pinot Gris because it has that lovely limey backbone that one often finds in a Riesling.
So take that backbone and surround it with that fleshy yet elusive cool climate ripeness one encounters in Pinot Gris and there you have it.
 A truly interesting wine @€14.95.

Prost!
Evelyn
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  1. AnonymousSeptember 13, 2010 at 9:53 AM

    I've had it, it's gorgeous. I normally try to get it for Valentines's day dinner (wife adores Alsace), along with a Beaujolais Saint Amour. I never remember in time though and end up with wines totally unrelated to love and romance :(

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