Gewurztraminer Jubilee
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Typically best enjoyed 5 to 20 years from the vintage release, developing profound tertiary notes of petrol, ginger, and honey with age.
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Spicy Thai or Sichuan cuisine, Munster cheese, roasted duck with five-spice
✨ wine.spec_sheet
The 'Jubilee' cuv e was originally created to celebrate the tricentenary of Famille Hugel in 1939, representing the absolute pinnacle of their estate-grown wines. Sourced almost exclusively from the historic, clay-marl soils of the Sporen Grand Cru in Riquewihr, this wine showcases the true potential of Alsatian Gewurztraminer. The heavy, mineral-rich soils of the Sporen vineyard impart a profound depth, structure, and intense spicy character to the grape. Vinified in historic, century-old oak casks in the family's deep cellars, this wine is crafted with minimal intervention, resulting in a dry to off-dry masterpiece of immense power, complexity, and aromatic richness, defined by notes of exotic fruits, rose petals, and white pepper. It stands as a testament to the Hugel family's centuries of dedication to the noble grapes of Alsace.
🍾 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.