Vendanges Tardives Assortment Case
⏳ Drinking Window
2015 - 2040
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, foie gras, fruit tarts
✨ Technical Specifications
This exclusive assortment case celebrates Famille Hugel's historic legacy as the primary architect of Alsace's strict 'Vendanges Tardives' (late harvest) regulations, officially decreed in 1983 thanks to the tireless efforts of Jean 'Johnny' Hugel. Crafted only in exceptional vintages, these rare sweet wines are produced from overripe grapes left on the vine to undergo passerillage (shriveling) and, in some years, the magical touch of botrytis cinerea (noble rot). The assortment typically showcases Hugel's mastery of Alsace's noble varietals—Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, and Riesling—harvested from the steep, clay-limestone slopes surrounding the medieval village of Riquewihr. Fermented slowly and aged in historic, century-old oak casks in the family's subterranean cellars, these wines offer an extraordinary balance of opulent sweetness, vibrant acidity, and profound mineral complexity.
🍾 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
Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Muscat
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
11-13%