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Wine Description
The Story
Riesling is the Pinot Noir of white wines! It is our most demanding variety as it is also the latest ripening. Dry and elegant, it expresses itself best on our steepest slopes with the most complex minerality.
This is the Famille Hugel signature wine. This dry Riesling stands out for its finesse and frankness and is the ideal partner to fish and seafood thanks to its wonderful balance and elegance.
In the vineyard :
Made exclusively fro...
Wine Information
Alcohol level (% vol.) : 12.7°
Age of vines : 22 years
Yields : 68 hl/ha
Residual Sugar (g/l) : 4.2
pH : 3.02
Acidity (g/l) : 7.62
The vintage :
2015 will go down as an exceptional vintage year for the whole of France. After one of the hottest and driest summers since 2003 and a harvest quality to rivals those of the great "solar" vintages of 1945, 1976, 1989 and 2009, the Alsace region will be no exception.
The year start...
