Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.3%
Residual Sugar 2.8 g/L
pH 3.03
Total Acidity 8.04 g/L
Calories (estimated) 105 kcal / glass
150ml glass105 kcal
750ml bottle525 kcal
Grape Varieties Riesling
Riesling100%
Drinking Window 2011-2016+
Classification Grand Cru Schoenenbourg
Region Alsace
Soil Keuper, Marl, Dolomite, Gypsum with quaternary siliceous gravel, Vosges sandstone, Muschelkalk, And lias marl limestones
Vineyard Yield 45 hL/ha
Harvest Dates 2008 vintage with cool summer but excellent Indian Summer in mid-September. Late October harvest with high sugar and acidity levels. Grapes perfectly healthy and slowly ripened but fully mature.
Estate Grown Yes
Vine Age 30
Fermentation Vessels Temperature Controlled Barrels, Temperature Controlled Vats
Pressing Method Gravity Fill, Small Tubs
Serving Temperature 8°C · 46°F
Closure Diam Cork
Production Details Grapes harvested from the finest plots of the Hugel estate in the heart of the Grand Cru Schoenenbourg. Small tubs transported to presses filled by gravity without pumping. Must decanted for a few hours after pressing, then fermented in temperature-controlled barrels or vats at 18-24°C. Racked once before natural clarification during winter. Lightly filtered before bottling in spring. Bottles aged extensively in cellars before release.
Tartaric Acid 8.04 g/L
Tasting Notes Pale straw-gold with green highlights; yellow peach, apricot, rocky minerality, terpene and white-truffle notes; dry, structured, complex and persistent
Food Pairing Shellfish, seafood, smoked fish, eel and herring; after further bottle age, baked fish or fish in sauce, turbot, monkfish, lobster and crayfish
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