Cuvee des Amours Pinot Blanc
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
onion tart, roasted chicken, mild soft cheeses
✨ Technical Specifications
Famille Hugel's 'Cuvée des Amours' is a charming and historic tribute to the versatile Pinot Blanc grape, which has found its spiritual home in the sun-drenched, clay-limestone soils of Riquewihr. The name 'Cuvée des Amours' (Blend of Loves) reflects its approachable, endearing character and its traditional role as a welcoming bistro and banquet wine in Alsace. True to Alsatian tradition, this cuvée is actually a harmonious blend of Pinot Blanc and Pinot Auxerrois. The Auxerrois brings fleshiness, soft spice, and low acidity, while the Pinot Blanc contributes crisp green apple notes, vibrant acidity, and structural tension. Vinified with minimal intervention in historic, century-old oak casks in Hugel's ancient cellars, the wine undergoes no malolactic fermentation to preserve its pristine, refreshing fruit character and mineral purity.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1639 in the picturesque medieval village of Riquewihr, Famille Hugel is one of the most venerable and celebrated wine producers in Alsace, France. Managed continuously by more than a dozen generations of the Hugel family, the estate combines historic family vineyards with carefully sourced fruit to champion the diverse terroirs of the region. Hugel was instrumental in establishing the official regulations for Alsace's revered late-harvest categories, Vendanges Tardives and Sélection de Grains Nobles. Renowned globally for their purity, elegance, and ageability, the winery crafts benchmark dry and sweet expressions of noble Alsace varieties, particularly Riesling, Gewurztraminer, and Pinot Gris, vinified traditionally in century-old oak foudres.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Pinot Blanc, Pinot Auxerrois
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
12% - 12.5%