Hommage Collection
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Typically best enjoyed 15–40+ years from vintage release.
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blue cheese, foie gras, apricot tart
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The Hommage series (most notably the Hommage à Jean Hugel cuvées) represents the absolute pinnacle of Famille Hugel's sweet wine production. Created to honor the legendary Jean 'Johnny' Hugel, who championed the official recognition of Alsace's late-harvest designations, these rare wines are produced only in exceptional vintages. Sourced from the finest grand cru clay-limestone slopes of Riquewihr, such as Schoenenbourg and Sporen, these Vendanges Tardives and Sélection de Grains Nobles (SGN) masterpieces are crafted from meticulously hand-selected noble grapes affected by botrytis. Vinified with minimal intervention and aged in historic, century-old oak casks, they showcase breathtaking complexity, luscious sweetness, and a vibrant mineral backbone.
🍾 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.