Gewurztraminer Jubilee
⏳ Drinking Window
2012 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai or Sichuan cuisine, Munster cheese, roasted duck with five-spice
✨ Technical Specifications
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.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1639 by Hans Ulrich Hugel in the fortified medieval village of Riquewihr, Famille Hugel represents one of the world's most enduring wine dynasties, spanning thirteen consecutive generations. The domaine oversees approximately 30 hectares of estate vineyards—largely concentrated in premier climats including the famed Grand Cru Schoenenbourg and Sporen—supplemented by contractual partnerships across Alsace. Sheltered by the Vosges Mountains in one of France’s driest meso-climates, the steep, south-facing parcels benefit from complex geological mosaics of Triassic limestone, marl, and sandstone. Viticulture follows sustainable lutte raisonnée principles with manual harvesting. Winemaking favors classical restraint: pneumatic pressing, spontaneous fermentation via indigenous yeasts, and élevage in century-old neutral oak foudres, devoid of cosmetic wood influence or chaptalization. Famille Hugel famously pioneered the modern codification of Alsace late-harvest wines; its benchmark portfolio is headlined by the dry, structured Grossi Laüe single-terroir bottlings alongside historically revered Vendange Tardive and botrytized Sélection de Grains Nobles cuvées.
🍇 Grapes
Gewurztraminer
🍷 ABV
13.5% - 14.5%