Pinot Gris
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 2–8 years from vintage release, though high-quality vintages can age gracefully for over a decade.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
roasted pork, creamy mushroom risotto, mild semi-hard cheeses
✨ Technical Specifications
Hugel's Pinot Gris is a masterful expression of one of Alsace's noble grape varieties, historically referred to in the region as Tokay d'Alsace before EU regulations protected Hungary's legendary sweet wine appellation. Sourced primarily from the clay-limestone soils surrounding the medieval village of Riquewihr, this wine benefits from the dry, sunny microclimate created by the rain shadow of the Vosges Mountains. Famille Hugel vinifies this wine using gravity-flow methods and ages it in historic, century-old neutral oak casks in their subterranean cellars. This traditional approach preserves the grape's natural opulence, vibrant acidity, and signature smoky, stone-fruit complexity without imparting oak flavors, resulting in a dry, deeply textured white wine with remarkable gastronomic versatility.
🍾 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
13-14%