Riesling Reserve Personelle
⏳ Drinking Window
2012 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled sea bass, roasted poultry, choucroute garnie
✨ Technical Specifications
Famille Hugel's Riesling Réserve Personnelle represents the pinnacle of the estate's dry Riesling production, historically sourced from the steep, marly clay-limestone slopes of the Schoenenbourg Grand Cru overlooking Riquewihr. For decades, the Hugel family chose not to use the official Grand Cru designation on their labels due to historical disagreements with the classification's boundaries, instead using the Réserve Personnelle title to denote their finest, most complex cuvées. Vinified in historic, century-old oak casks in their ancient Riquewihr cellars, this wine is celebrated for its intense minerality, petrol notes, and profound structure, reflecting the unique microclimate and geological heritage of Alsace's most famous hillside.
🍾 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
100% Riesling
🍷 ABV
12.5% - 13.5%