Steven Heydemann

9.0

Terrific, zesty summer wine. A bit of spritz, clean, lively mouthfeel. Subtle fruit, honey, straw, floral notes. 11% alcohol. Goes down pretty quickly. From Lyle. — 7 years ago

David Shaw

9.2

Last bottle, tasting one year since last pour. Pale yellow with golden tinge, excellent clarity. Sulfur and tropical fruit aroma. Semi-dry, soft, slight spritz on finish. Floral, peach and tropical fruit (guava) flavors, bright crisp acidity, excellent with food. Aging well, solid choice. Minor skin astringency in finish, aftertaste. — 8 years ago

Alexander Vadas

9.4

So much reduction and life-spritz!
Vivacity and minerality. Decades ahead — 8 years ago

Steve Anderson

9.0

Drank the previous bottles in 2013 and 2014 - must have lost track of this one. A bit of spritz on opening, but still has some acidity/minerality. @Kimberly Anderson @Phil A - just another February Rosé day in San Diego. Stay warm! ⛄️ — 8 years ago

Emre

9.0

Pale salmon pink color. Bright strawberries, cherry and citrus on the nose. Slight spritz. Very clean and easy to drink. Perfect for summer. — 9 years ago

Marc Bidder

9.1

Wow. Best rose ever had? Really felt alive. Great texture, complexity, acidity, slight spritz. Delicious. — 10 years ago

David Shaw

9.0

Pale yellow in color. Citrus and diesel notes in nose. Bright acidity with citrus in mouth, plus some spritz. Dry to semi dry Well structured wine — 10 years ago

Mike Ancuta

9.2

Carignan with the rest of the field blend of Zin, Alicante Bouschet, and Palomino from 130 yr old vines. Sandy soil- rootstock is original. Wild raspberry, floor, forest floor, little spritz to it. This was delicious. — 7 years ago

Maxwell Burns

Hospitality Kenwood Vineyards, Winemaker GARA

9.1

God damn that’s good. Bright, floral, fresh orange citrus. Some spritz, high acid low weight. Fun — 7 years ago

Alicia Cypress

9.3

Felt like i wasn’t drinking enough red wine, so went fishing in my wine fridge and found this gem. A bit of spritz at first but then turns into a dirty bouquet of olives, cherries, charcuterie and lavender. Love this wine! — 8 years ago

Emily

9.0

Funky and wild with a spritz. — 8 years ago

Fraser McKinley

9.4

Always good times with these. This 2014 rendition is light weight with beautiful purity, poise and its trademark spritz. A lovely refreshment - 2014 — 9 years ago

Rachel Comer

9.5

Perhaps it's because it's Thanksgiving, but this is the most delicious wonderful rose I've ever had. I'm in love with the cherry spritz. — 9 years ago

with Bloody

Adam Vandoski

8.9

A little spritz, refreshing. Overall Good, but lacking in the finish — 10 years ago

Alan Weinberg

9.0

nice touch of spritz on tongue, ripe fruit and good acidity. Not real complex and needs more time but nice w Thai tonight. — 7 years ago

Michael Phillips

9.1

A bit of spritz but otherwise lovely mature wine
— 7 years ago

Peter Patnaik

9.1

Hurricane spritz — 8 years ago

Doctor No

9.0

This has aged nicely, if minimally. Still a reasonably dark ruby, still a subtle bit of spritz on opening that blew off quickly. Very mineral with fine and largely resolved tannins, pert acidity that is a little mellower than before, a savory quality that speaks to the Rhône. — 8 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.3

Crazy wacky off beat but delicious wine. Like cubism before cubism. Spritz. Funk. Fruit. Acid. Mineral. Crazy genius wine from the Picasso of Baden. Bought from Fass Selections. — 8 years ago

with Lyle

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.0

Checking back in on this 2010 from just about a year ago. Brought this bottle back from Alsace in the Spring of 15. Hugel was such a great visit. A ton of history there. Huge very old wooded vats with thick layers of tartaric crystals. Alsace is an area that not only had to fight off phylloxera but was also ravaged by two world wars. It's hard to find late 30's and early 40's Alsace Rieslings. The German soldiers drank most or all of them. I don't remember his name but the English gentleman who took us around that day but he had been there 30 plus years and knows their history front to back. A really nice man who is an amazing host and wealth of knowledge. As for this wine, not much has changed in a year and I'm copying over my previous notes. Lemon/lime pulp spritz, lemon bars, ripe grapefruit, grapefruit pit, ripe pineapple, white peach, green melon skin, bartlett pear, green apple, strong yellow florals, chalky minerality and beautiful acidity. Good balance and a long rich smooth finish. — 9 years ago