Gewurztraminer Tradition
⏳ Drinking Window
2010 - 2022
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Asian cuisine, Munster cheese, roasted duck
✨ Technical Specifications
Hugel's Gewurztraminer Tradition is a quintessential expression of Alsace's most flamboyant noble grape, sourced primarily from the clay-limestone soils surrounding the historic medieval village of Riquewihr. The Hugel family has perfected the art of handling this pink-skinned, highly aromatic variety over nearly four centuries. Historically, the 'Tradition' designation represents a harmonious blend of estate-grown fruit and select grower partners, capturing the classic, rich, and spicy character of the region. Fermented in temperature-controlled vessels and aged in the family's legendary century-old oak foudres, this wine showcases the grape's natural opulence balanced by a structured, dry-to-off-dry finish, free from heavy oak influence.
🍾 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%