Pinot Noir
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed within 2 to 7 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, grilled salmon, charcuterie board
✨ Technical Specifications
Hugel's Pinot Noir represents a beautiful connection to Alsace's medieval past, a time when red wines actually dominated the region's landscape. Sourced from the clay-limestone soils surrounding the historic village of Riquewihr, this wine highlights the elegant, cool-climate expression of the noble Burgundian grape in Alsace. Famille Hugel crafts this red with a focus on purity and vibrant fruit, utilizing traditional large oak casks (foudres) in their historic cellars to allow the wine to breathe without imparting overpowering oak flavors. The result is a classic, terroir-driven Pinot Noir that balances bright red berry notes with a delicate, savory earthiness.
🍾 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 Noir
🍷 ABV
12.5% - 13.5%