Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.8%
Residual Sugar 63 g/L
pH 3.39
Total Acidity 6.35 g/L
Calories (estimated) 145 kcal / glass
150ml glass145 kcal
750ml bottle725 kcal
Grape Varieties Riesling
Riesling100%
Drinking Window immediate to 5-15+ years
Classification Vendange Tardive (Alsace)
Region Alsace
Soil Keuper, Marl, Dolomite and gypsum with quaternary siliceous gravel, Vosges sandstone, Muschelkalk, And lias marl limestones
Vineyard Yield 28 hL/ha
Harvest Dates 27 September to 26 October 2010. Harvest date 12 Oct. Potential alcohol 15.0°
Estate Grown Yes
Sites Grand cru Schoenenbourg
Fermentation Vessels Oak Barrel, Stainless Steel Vat
Pressing Method Gravity Feed Presses, No Pumping Or Mechanical Intervention
Botrytis Affected Yes
Closure Diam Cork
Production Details Grapes taken in small tubs to presses, filled by gravity without pumping. After pressing, must decanted for few hours, then fermented in temperature-controlled barrels or vats (18-24°C). Wine racked once before natural clarification during winter. Following spring, lightly filtered before bottling. Bottles aged extensively in cellars before release. Made from overripe grapes (Vendange Tardive) affected by noble rot (botrytis cinerea) selected from oldest plots of Hugel estate in heart of grand cru Schoenenbourg. Harvest dates 27 September to 26 October, 2010. Maturity reached record levels, highest for 50 years, with good acidity similar to 1996.
Tartaric Acid 6.35 g/L
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