Pinot Noir Jubilee Neveux
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Typically best enjoyed 5–15 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
roasted duck, coq au vin, wild mushroom risotto
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Hugel's Pinot Noir Jubilee represents the pinnacle of red winemaking in Alsace, a region with a deep, medieval heritage of Pinot Noir. Sourced primarily from the clay-limestone soils of the Pflostig vineyard in Riquewihr, this cuvée showcases the exceptional potential of Alsatian Pinot Noir. The Hugel family has championed this variety for generations, aging the wine in historic, large oak casks in their subterranean cellars. The wine is celebrated for its structure, combining the elegance of cool-climate Pinot with a rich, velvety texture and complex notes of dark cherries, forest floor, and subtle spice. The 'Jubilee' designation historically marked the family's finest estate-grown reserve wines, demonstrating that Alsace can produce reds of true Burgundian complexity and longevity.
🍾 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.