2022 Hugel Pinot Noir, Alsace, France
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Hugel & Fils, founded in 1639 in picturesque Riquewihr, Alsace, France, is still 100% family owned and managed by the 12th consecutive generation of the family. The family owns a 30 hectare estate of prime sites in Riquewihr, mostly classified Grand Cru, and buys grapes from a further 110 hectares farmed under contract. The Hugel estates are planted with only the noble Alsace grape varieties, with vines averaging 35 years of age.
Hugel production averages 110,000 cases per year, of which around 90% is exported to more than 100 countries worldwide, where “Alsace” is often synonymous with “Hugel”.
For their Pinot Noir grapes are 100% destemmed and macerated for 6 to 7 days. After malo-lactic fermentation, the wine is matured in vats until it is bottled in early summer the following year. This pleasant red wine presents a distinctive Alsace character. Supple, with bright red and black cherry fruit, tobacco notes and earthy structure. It can be drunk with charcuterie, red meat and cheese.