Wine Review – 2005 Hugel et Fils Gentil
From: Alsace, France
Price: $12.99
Gentil is Hugel estate’s entry-level, least expensive, Alsatian white wine. It is a blend of several white grapes that include: Gewurztraminer, Muscat, Pinot Gris, Riesling, and Sylvaner.
The 2005 Hugel Gentil is an easy drinking, oak-free white wine that showcases some nice crisp citrus flavors. Gentil is by no means a blockbuster Alsatian white wine, but it is a nearly flawless picnic wine or the kind of white wine that you don’t mind just sipping on a hot summer day. However, this Alsatian white wine does have the ability to transform itself into a more serious food-friendly wine. It matches up well with foods like sushi, various seafood, spicy Asian dishes, salads, and white sauced pastas.
This wine is a huge crowd-pleaser. It’s also, in my opinion, consistently good year after year. It won’t blow your mind, but it’s certainly better than average, and at $13 bucks a pop it’s priced nearly to perfection.
WineLife365 Rating: 3-Star
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