Riesling Schoelhammer
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2040
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared sea bass, roasted poultry with wild mushrooms, mature goat cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Famille Hugel's Riesling Schoelhammer is a monument to Alsatian winemaking, sourced from a historic 0.63-hectare plot in the heart of the famous Schoenenbourg Grand Cru vineyard in Riquewihr. First released with the 2007 vintage, this single-vineyard masterpiece represents the absolute pinnacle of Hugel's Riesling production. The Schoelhammer plot, planted on steep, south-facing slopes, features a unique terroir of triassic Keuper marl, dolomite, and gypsum, which imparts an intense, crystalline minerality and profound structural depth to the wine. Hugel's traditional winemaking philosophy shines here: the grapes are hand-harvested, gently pressed, and fermented in ancient, century-old oak foudres using native yeasts. The wine is then aged extensively on its fine lees and held in the family's historic cellars for several years before release, ensuring it reaches the market with exceptional complexity, vibrant acidity, and a signature petrol-tinged, stony elegance.
🍾 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
Riesling
🍷 ABV
12.5% - 13.5%