Gewurztraminer Reserve Personnelle
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2029
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai curry, Munster cheese, roasted duck
✨ Technical Specifications
Famille Hugel's Gewurztraminer Réserve Personnelle represents the pinnacle of the estate's dry to off-dry Gewurztraminer production, sourced predominantly from the historic, clay-marl slopes of the Sporen Grand Cru in Riquewihr. This exceptional terroir has been celebrated since the Middle Ages for imparting unparalleled richness, spice, and longevity to the grape. Vinified in the family's historic 16th-century cellars using large, neutral oak foudres, this wine is crafted only in exceptional vintages. It showcases the classic, opulent Alsatian style, bursting with aromas of lychee, rose petals, ginger, and exotic spices, balanced by a deep mineral structure and a dry, powerful finish.
🍾 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%