Technical Specifications
Alcohol 14.28%
Residual Sugar 8.4 g/L
pH 3.36
Total Acidity 5.92 g/L
Calories (estimated) 125 kcal / glass
150ml glass125 kcal
750ml bottle625 kcal
Grape Varieties Pinot Gris
Pinot Gris100%
Drinking Window Serve now or cellar for 5 to 8 years (relative, undated producer-page advice)
Region Alsace
Soil Clay
Harvest Dates September 27, 2016
Estate Grown Yes
Fermentation Vessels Temperature Controlled Vats, Burgundy Barrels
Pressing Method Gravity Feed Presses, No Pumping
Closure Diam Cork
Production Details Grapes carefully selected from within the Hugel Family estate, including a high proportion from the Pflostig, strongly influenced by the chalky soils of Riquewihr. Handpicked into small containers. Gravity feed presses with no pumping or other handling. After a few hours of decanting, the must is transferred to vats for fermentation at carefully controlled temperature (18 to 24°C). Part of the wine (around 30%) was fermented in six to ten Burgundy barrels, giving the wine body without any oaky character. A single racking before winter allows natural clarification without artificial cold treatment. Lightly filtered in spring before bottling. Bottles are laid down in cellars before commercialization.
Tartaric Acid 5.92 g/L
Tasting Notes Youthful, dense, rounded, warm and powerful; smooth and velvety; apricot, liquorice, yellow peach, honey, lily, reseda, smoke, rhubarb, lime and yuzu; soft, sophisticated and vivacious with an ethereal scented finish
Food Pairing Sea or freshwater fish in sauce, freshwater shrimp, langoustine, John Dory, white meat and game terrines
Producer Information
Website
Address
3 Rue de la Première Armée, 68340 Riquewihr, France
Phone
+33 (0)3 89 47 92 15
Email
Owner
Hugel Family (12th-13th generation)
Cellarmaster
Marc Hugel