Riesling Vendanges Tardives
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2040
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, roasted duck, lemon tart
✨ Technical Specifications
Famille Hugel's Riesling Vendanges Tardives is a monument to Alsace winemaking, born from a historic lineage that championed the very creation of the 'Vendanges Tardives' designation in 1984. Sourced primarily from the steep, clay-limestone slopes of the Schoenenbourg Grand Cru overlooking Riquewihr—a terroir celebrated since the Middle Ages—this wine is crafted only in exceptional vintages. The grapes are left on the vine to achieve overripeness, often touched by the magical hand of botrytis. Vinified in historic, century-old oak casks, the resulting wine is a masterclass in balance, where the natural residual sweetness is perfectly countered by the searing, crystalline acidity characteristic of noble Riesling, underpinned by a profound, stony minerality.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1639 in the picturesque medieval village of Riquewihr, Famille Hugel is one of the most venerable and celebrated wine producers in Alsace, France. Managed continuously by more than a dozen generations of the Hugel family, the estate combines historic family vineyards with carefully sourced fruit to champion the diverse terroirs of the region. Hugel was instrumental in establishing the official regulations for Alsace's revered late-harvest categories, Vendanges Tardives and Sélection de Grains Nobles. Renowned globally for their purity, elegance, and ageability, the winery crafts benchmark dry and sweet expressions of noble Alsace varieties, particularly Riesling, Gewurztraminer, and Pinot Gris, vinified traditionally in century-old oak foudres.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Riesling
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
11.5-13%