Grossi Laue Pinot Gris
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted pork loin with apples, creamy mushroom risotto, pan-seared veal chops
✨ Technical Specifications
Grossi Laue, translating to Great Terroir in the local Alsatian dialect, represents Famille Hugel's equivalent to a Grand Cru designation, reflecting their historic stance on terroir classification. This exceptional Pinot Gris is sourced primarily from the clay-marl soils of the historic Sporen vineyard in Riquewihr, a site celebrated since the Middle Ages for producing wines of immense depth and complexity. The winemaking process respects ancestral traditions, utilizing slow, temperature-controlled fermentations in large, neutral century-old oak casks followed by extended aging on the fine lees. This method preserves the natural opulence of the Pinot Gris grape while imbuing it with a profound mineral structure, vibrant acidity, and a dry, gastronomic finish that defies the historically sweet stereotypes of the region.
🍾 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
Pinot Gris
🍷 ABV
13.5% - 14.5%