Gewurztraminer Classic
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai curry, Munster cheese, smoked duck
✨ Technical Specifications
Famille Hugel's Gewurztraminer Classic is a quintessential expression of Alsace's most flamboyant noble grape. Sourced from vineyards around the medieval village of Riquewihr, these vines thrive on complex clay-limestone soils. Historically, Gewurztraminer (meaning 'spiced Traminer') has been synonymous with the Hugel family, who helped define the grape's identity in the region. The wine is crafted with minimal intervention, fermented in temperature-controlled vats, and aged in historic, large century-old oak casks to preserve its intense aromatic purity without adding oak flavors. It beautifully captures the exotic, spicy, and floral essence of the variety, balancing rich texture with refreshing acidity.
🍾 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
Gewurztraminer
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
13.5% - 14.5%