Gewurztraminer Reserve Personnelle
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed 5 to 20 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Spicy Thai curry, Munster cheese, roasted duck
✨ wine.spec_sheet
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.
🍾 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.