Hugel Estate Classic Gewürztraminer

A wine of depth and of patience. Wonderfully aromatic with hints of fresh roses, freesia, lily, passion fruit, lychee, mango, cardamom and orange blossom.

Alsace, France

Vegan / Vegetarian

13%

75cl

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Producer 

In 1639 the Hugel family settled in the picturesque little town of Riquewihr in Alsace, where they have remained ever since. Today Famille Hugel retains the character of a true family wine business and is currently managed by the 12th and 13th generations of the family.

Viticulture 

A new selection “parcellaire” of carefully chosen plots of the Famille Hugel estate situated in Riquewihr in its most prestigious crus. Most of the plots chosen for this new wine are being converted into organic viticulture. The unique clay soils of Riquewihr, in and around the Sporen give a characteristic density to wines from this remarkable terroir.

Winemaking

After pressing, the must is decanted for a few hours, them fermented in temperature-controlled vats (at 18 to 24c). The wine is racked just once, before natural clarification during the course of the winter. The following spring, the wine is lightly filtered just before bottling, and the bottles are then aged in our cellars until released for sale. The whole production of this wine is closed with DIAM the cork without the risk of cork taint. 

Taste 

A very intensely structured robe of golden apple yellow and early spring primrose flowers. A very nice sparkle with large, full and thick legs. The bouquet is open and full-scented without overdoing it, a smooth flattering of brioche pastry, cinnamon, banana, pineapple, wild flower honey, rose and fresh lychee. 

The first impressio when it hits the palate is one of high elegance, smooth, soft, sophisticated and rounded. It has a juicy and full-flavoured personality that leaves a pleasant fruity and perfumed sensation that remains very elegant and refined.