Gewurtzraminer SGN "S"
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed 15 to 50+ years from the vintage release, with the potential to age gracefully for a century.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Foie gras, Roquefort or other intense blue cheeses, apricot tart
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Famille Hugel's Gewurztraminer Sélection de Grains Nobles 'S' represents the absolute zenith of Alsatian sweet winemaking. The 'S' designation, produced only in legendary vintages, denotes a selection of unparalleled concentration, harvested berry-by-berry from noble-rot affected grapes in the historic clay-limestone soils of Riquewihr. Hugel famously drafted the initial guidelines for the SGN classification in Alsace, making this bottling a monument to their historical legacy. The wine is fermented slowly in ancient oak casks, resulting in a nectar of extraordinary complexity, balancing intense exotic fruit, spice, and honeyed botrytis with a vibrant spine of acidity.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Established in 1639 in the picturesque medieval town of Riquewihr, Famille Hugel is one of Alsace's most historic and influential wine dynasties, passed down through more than twelve generations. The estate is globally renowned for championing the region's noble grape varieties, particularly Riesling, Gewurztraminer, and Pinot Gris, grown on the prestigious clay-limestone slopes of Riquewihr. Famille Hugel famously pioneered the strict guidelines for Alsace's late-harvest wines, Vendanges Tardives and S lection de Grains Nobles, which they craft alongside dry, mineral-driven masterpieces like their Schoelhammer and Grossi La e cuv es. Their winemaking philosophy emphasizes minimal intervention, utilizing historic, century-old oak casks in their ancient cellars to produce wines of exceptional longevity, purity, and terroir expression.