Technical Specifications
Alcohol 11.14%
Residual Sugar 67.8 g/L
pH 3.1
Total Acidity 8.49 g/L
Calories (estimated) 135 kcal / glass
150ml glass135 kcal
750ml bottle675 kcal
Grape Varieties Riesling
Riesling100%
Drinking Window 1-15+ years, best after 4-5 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 33 hL/ha
Harvest Dates Began 1st October 2013
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.
Tartaric Acid 8.49 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