Pinot Gris Tradition
⏳ Drinking Window
2010 - 2020
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted pork loin, wild mushroom risotto, game terrines
✨ Technical Specifications
Hugel's Tradition Pinot Gris showcases the rich, opulent, yet dry-style Alsatian Pinot Gris that has made the region famous. Historically, Pinot Gris in Alsace was referred to as Tokay d'Alsace, a legendary moniker associated with a story of Hungarian vines brought back by General Lazare de Schwendi after his campaigns in the 16th century. Sourced primarily from clay-limestone soils around Riquewihr, this wine is crafted with minimal intervention and aged in historic, large oak foudres in the family's ancient cellars. It strikes a perfect balance between roundness, fresh acidity, and characteristic smoky, undergrowth, and ripe stone fruit aromas.
🍾 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.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Pinot Gris
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
13.5%