![]() ![]() So, let’s just play Prince Charming and call it: Pinot Blanc is the white wine you need to drink when the temps start soaring. It’s just too good not to get the recognition it deserves. While Pinot Gris raced to the top of summer’s greatest hits list, Pinot Blanc is like the classic Cinderella story. This under-appreciated, cool weather grape that’s beloved in Alsace, France, remains stubbornly obscure in the United States. The varietal’s acidic edge wakes up your tongue, causes eyes to widen and a thought bubble to form: “Hello, gorgeous! Where have you been all my life?” Especially the beauties from Oregon, which come on all bright and fruity and then stop just at the brink of going sweet. This is a wine that goes perfectly on any table.īest served at 8☌ ideal for aperitifs and gastronomic cuisine.īest served with sea and fresh-water fish, preferably grilled, in sauce, smoked, marinated or at the start of a meal, with asparagus, seafood platters, goat or sheep cheese.Ĭhicken in cream sauce, white asparagus, veal blanquette, sushi, fish in sauce, turbot, sole, scallops.Pinot Blanc is maybe the best wine you’ve never tasted. To make the most of its quality it should be enjoyed during its sparkling youth and will also be magnificent if laid down for 3 to 5 years. This is a fine Pinot Blanc which will give much pleasure in its youth but will be truly remarkable in 3 to 5 years with a Burgundy feel without barrel ageing. It is cool, refreshing, rounded and smooth it quenches the thirst with a full-flavoured and savoury finish. On the palate this is a dry wine with a joyful and harmonious attack. The aroma is fruity, elegantly scented and full or spring. ![]() The 2017 is perfect, authentic, well-stated, precise, aromatically subtle in the way it expresses its Alsace identity with charm and youthful freshness. I am always delighted to be able to confirm the Hugel family’s ability and art in making the most of the Pinot Blanc grape. It was a tough one but the 2017 vintage will produce really great wines. Phew.Īt the end of the harvest the weather was perfect with the added bonus of some wonderful late harvests, Gewurztraminer and Pinot Gris. In the end there was little real damage apart from a Pflostig field which didn't come in until the next day. Hailstorms on 17 September! That was not part of the plan, very unusual for the season and the region! Yes, 2017 was really turning out to be a hell of a roller-coaster ride. We were wary of being optimist but we had a good feeling.The harvest opened on 31 August! We started on 12 September under radiant sunshine. And almost no disease outbreaks whatsoever. During the flowering season the conditions were perfect with regular rains and the vines grew magnificently throughout the summer. All growth stopped for a number of days and the vines finally began to flower on 31 May. The damage was extensive but highly variable, anything from 0 to 80% destruction depending on the local conditions. The year started well enough with plenty of winter rain and a rapid first budding leading us into an ideal start to the spring season.Īnd then on the night of 19/20 April the Alsace region suffered its worst frost in 30 years. This 2017 vintage year has been a real emotional roller-coaster ride. ![]()
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