Riesling
⏳ Drinking Window
2010 - 2022
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared sea bass, roasted pork loin with apples, mature goat cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Hugel's Grand Cru Riesling expression, primarily sourced from the historic Schoenenbourg hill in Riquewihr, represents the pinnacle of Alsatian viticulture. This legendary slope, celebrated since the 16th century for producing wines of kings and emperors, features a complex terroir of marly clay, gypsum, and limestone. While Famille Hugel historically eschewed the official 'Grand Cru' label designation in favor of their own traditional terms like 'Grossi Laüe' (meaning 'greatest growth' in Alsatian dialect), the wine is undeniably Grand Cru in pedigree. Vinified in historic, century-old oak foudres, this dry Riesling showcases a profound mineral tension, vibrant acidity, and a deep, multi-layered structure that develops exquisite petrol and honeyed complexity with age.
🍾 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%