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Hugel Gentil Alsace 2024 750ml
🇩🇪 Quite an aromatic complexity, with spicy, floral and nutty notes. Charming.
Hugel Gentil — Alsace, France 2024
Hugel is one of Alsace's most storied and respected family estates, based in Riquewihr and producing wine since 1639 — nearly four centuries of unbroken winemaking in one of France's most distinctive wine regions. Gentil is their signature multi-varietal blend and one of the great value wines of Alsace: a kaleidoscope of grapiness produced exclusive...Show More >
Hugel Gentil — Alsace, France 2024
Hugel is one of Alsace's most storied and respected family estates, based in Riquewihr and producing wine since 1639 — nearly four centuries of unbroken winemaking in one of France's most distinctive wine regions. Gentil is their signature multi-varietal blend and one of the great value wines of Alsace: a kaleidoscope of grapiness produced exclusively from hand-harvested grapes grown in predominantly clay and limestone vineyards across a dozen of the most favored localities in and around Riquewihr. The 2024 is a blend of 30% Riesling, 20% Gewurztraminer, 15% Pinot Gris, 15% Pinot Blanc, 15% Sylvaner, and 5% Muscat — each variety contributing its own character to the whole.
The 2024 pours a pale, luminous gold. The nose is aromatic and inviting — citrus is the keynote, with a subtle overtone of rose and the gentle grapiness that only Muscat can bring. On the palate, it's slender and almost delicate, with lemon setting the tone and a live-wire acidity that makes it shine. Bone-dry, superbly refreshing, and straight as an arrow — the Riesling's finesse, the Gewurztraminer's spice, the Pinot Gris's body, and the Muscat's aromatic lift all in perfect balance.
"Straight as an arrow, slender, almost delicate, but with a live-wire acidity that makes it shine. Superbly refreshing. Bone-dry." — Vinous, 89 Points
- Producer: Hugel & Fils, Riquewihr, Alsace, France
- Vintage: 2024
- Appellation: Alsace AOC
- Blend: 30% Riesling, 20% Gewurztraminer, 15% Pinot Gris, 15% Pinot Blanc, 15% Sylvaner, 5% Muscat
- Farming: Hand-harvested, clay and limestone vineyards
- Style: Bone-dry, aromatic
- Size: 750ml
- Accolades: Vinous 89
- Tasting Notes: Citrus, rose, lemon, grapiness, live-wire acidity, bone-dry, refreshing finish
- Best Paired With: Alsatian tarte flambée, grilled fish, sushi, Thai cuisine, soft cheeses, charcuterie
Nearly four centuries of Alsatian winemaking in a glass — six varieties, hand-harvested, bone-dry, and one of the great everyday whites of France.
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Wine Information:
Country: France
Region: Alsace
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Variety: Riesling
Type: Whites
Size: 750ml
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Prior Vintage - 2023, 2020
James Suckling 91 Points | This has quite an aromatic complexity, with spicy, floral and nutty notes. Charming and medium-bodied with a very satisfying balance of juiciness and citrusy freshness that lights up the long finish. A cuvee of 30% gewurztraminer, 23.5% pinot gris, 18.7% riesling, 18% sylvaner, 6% pinot blanc and 3.8% muscat. (Vintage 2023)
James Suckling writes: All at once, this is ripe, generous, cool and fragrant. A wide range of aromas, from lemon zest to honeysuckle. The joyful fruit and freshness make this juicy dry white so easy to enjoy, but the balance is also spot-on. Clearly the best vintage ever of this wine. Drink now. - James Suckling 91. (Vintage 2020).
Stephan Reinhardt writes: Blending all of the six famous grape varieties cultivated in Alsace, the 2020 Gentil Hugel offers a clear, fresh and intense fruit bouquet that is clear and stimulating. On the palate, this is a light, fresh and fruity but also well structured and persistent Gentil with good intensity, acidity, power and phenolic grip with stimulating bitters. Refreshing. - Robert Parker Wine Advocate. (Vintage 2020).
Kristen Bieler writes: A floral, expressive white, with talclike mineral notes flanking citrus zest, gardenia blossoms and juicy lychee. Charming and aromatic, with wet stone accents supporting the luscious fruit. Riesling, Gewürztraminer, Sylvaner, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc and Muscat. Drink now. - Wine Spectator. (Vintage 2020).
