Pinot Gris Estate
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed within 3 to 8 years from the vintage release, though exceptional vintages can comfortably cellar for up to 10 to 12 years.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic Alsatian choucroute garnie, roasted pork loin with apples, or wild mushroom risotto.
✨ Technical Specifications
Famille Hugel, established in the picturesque medieval village of Riquewihr in 1639, is one of Alsace's most venerable winemaking dynasties. The Pinot Gris Estate is crafted exclusively from the family's own estate vineyards, which are characterized by a high concentration of clay and limestone. Historically known in Alsace as 'Tokay d'Alsace'—a name steeped in the legend of General Lazarus von Schwendi, who supposedly brought vines back from Hungary in the 16th century—this 100% Pinot Gris showcases the true noble character of the grape. Hugel vinifies this wine using traditional large oak foudres, allowing the natural richness, smoky complexity, and stone-fruit opulence of the grape to develop while maintaining a vibrant, structured acidity without undergoing malolactic fermentation.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1639 in the picturesque medieval village of Riquewihr, Famille Hugel is one of the most venerable and celebrated wine producers in Alsace, France. Managed continuously by more than a dozen generations of the Hugel family, the estate combines historic family vineyards with carefully sourced fruit to champion the diverse terroirs of the region. Hugel was instrumental in establishing the official regulations for Alsace's revered late-harvest categories, Vendanges Tardives and Sélection de Grains Nobles. Renowned globally for their purity, elegance, and ageability, the winery crafts benchmark dry and sweet expressions of noble Alsace varieties, particularly Riesling, Gewurztraminer, and Pinot Gris, vinified traditionally in century-old oak foudres.