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Profile
Structure
Drinking window
Best 10 to 25 years from vintage.
vintage10 yrs25 yrs27 yrs
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating above is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: dark, toasted notes, cigar, ripe bright red fruit
Palate: smooth, fat and syrupy, then cold and peppery
A sweet field blend of the Pinot family (with Muscat, per the producer's French page) from cold lacustrine clays on the pass between Bergheim and Ribeauville; the producer describes dark, toasted notes and a syrupy palate that turns cold and peppery, with a graphite coldness.
What it pairs with
- Foie gras The producer's first pairing; the sweetness and fat meet, and the peppery cold edge cuts through.More wines for foie gras →
- Lamb tagine with dried fruits Named by the producer; the sweet fruit meets the tagine's dried fruit and spice.More wines for lamb →
- Blue cheeses The producer recommends blue cheeses; sweet against salty is the classic contrast.More wines for blue cheese →
- Apricot and almond tart Among the producer's dessert matches, with chocolate cake, caramel log and tarte Tatin.More wines for dessert →
History
Huebuhl sits at the top of the small pass separating Bergheim from Ribeauville, on cold lacustrine clays that channel noble rot, and is planted as a field blend of the Pinot family.
Facts
- Producer
- Domaine Marcel Deiss · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Meunier, Muscat
- Classification
- Alsace AOC
- Price
- EUR 63 for the 2007 vintage at the producer's online shop
- Drinking window
- 10-25 years
- Biodynamic
- Biodynamic Practicing
Frequently asked about Marcel Deiss Huebuhl
What does Marcel Deiss Huebuhl taste like?
Dark, toasted notes, cigar, ripe bright red fruit on the nose; smooth, fat and syrupy, then cold and peppery on the palate.
When should I drink Marcel Deiss Huebuhl?
The producer's English page advises keeping it 10 to 15 years, while its French page cites a potential of 25 years. Serve at 10 C.
What food pairs with Marcel Deiss Huebuhl?
The producer suggests Foie gras, Lamb tagine with dried fruits, Blue cheeses and Apricot and almond tart. The producer's first pairing; the sweetness and fat meet, and the peppery cold edge cuts through.
What grapes are in Marcel Deiss Huebuhl?
Deiss describes Huebuhl as a field blend (complantation) of the whole Pinot family; its English page says only that, and its French page adds Muscat, which is the more specific statement used here. The producer's Mambourg page defines the family as Pinot Gris, Noir, Meunier, Blanc and Beurot. No percentages are published.
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