Famille Hugel
Riesling JUBILEE 2007
It's our own interpretation of the expected quality of a great Schoenenbourg, a vineyard famous since the XVIIth century for the quality of its Riesling. Profound, suave and with a great minerality, it will still improve for years and keep for decades.
Specifications
Alcohol content : 13.1° % vol.
Residual Sugar : 7.2 g/l
Tartaric acidity : 7.71 g/l
pH : 3.1
Age of vines : 25 years old
Yield : 45 hl/ha hL/ha
Presentation
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Great classic Riesling which starts to show its promisses but which will gain in complexity for 8 years or more. Its minerality and long complex aftertaste will make it the ideal partner to noble fish or seafood dishes.
The vintage
In Alsace, the 2007 vintage was full of surprises, but pleasant surprises !
For those who love elegant, pure, well balanced wines, 2007 was a benchmark vintage. Having enjoyed the longest period of maturation for the past 25 years, the grapes were perfectly ripe and healthy.
On the Schoenenbourg, our best Riesling vineyards were harvested at an average ripeness of 13.8% potential.
For those who love elegant, pure, well balanced wines, 2007 was a benchmark vintage. Having enjoyed the longest period of maturation for the past 25 years, the grapes were perfectly ripe and healthy.
On the Schoenenbourg, our best Riesling vineyards were harvested at an average ripeness of 13.8% potential.
In the vineyard
Produced in a selection of the finest plots of the Hugel estate in the heart of the grand cru Schoenenbourg. This fantastic historical terroir has been almost exclusively devoted to Riesling for centuries.
Keuper, marl, dolomite and gypsum, rich in fertilising agents, overlaid with fine layers of quaternary siliceous gravel, Vosges sandstone and Muschelkalk, with at its eastern extremity outcrops of Lias marl limestones.
Keuper, marl, dolomite and gypsum, rich in fertilising agents, overlaid with fine layers of quaternary siliceous gravel, Vosges sandstone and Muschelkalk, with at its eastern extremity outcrops of Lias marl limestones.
Winemaking
The grapes are taken in small tubs to the presses, which are filled by gravity, without any pumping or other mechanical intervention.
After pressing, the must is decanted for a few hours, then fermented in temperature-controlled barrels or vats (at 18 to 24°C). The wine is racked just once, before natural clarification during the course of the winter. The following spring, the wine is lightly filtered just before bottling, and the bottles are then aged extensively in our cellars until released for sale.
After pressing, the must is decanted for a few hours, then fermented in temperature-controlled barrels or vats (at 18 to 24°C). The wine is racked just once, before natural clarification during the course of the winter. The following spring, the wine is lightly filtered just before bottling, and the bottles are then aged extensively in our cellars until released for sale.
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Varietal
Riesling : 100%
Specifications
Alcohol content : : 13.1° % vol.
Residual Sugar : : 7.2 g/l
Tartaric acidity : : 7.71 g/l
pH : : 3.1
Age of vines : : 25 years old
Yield : : 45 hl/ha hL/ha
Advice
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Tasting notes by Serge Dubs, World's Best Sommelier 1989
Pale green in colour with silvery hints, very youthfully lively and crystal-clear.
Excellent, promising bouquet, lively, brisk, young and vivacious, completely open, with citrus aromas, lemongrass, verbena, gooseberry, fern, but with a discreet mineral touch that shows the fine, elegant character of the Riesling varietal.
On the palate, it is distinguished, harmonious and well-balanced, nicely structured, with a true dry wine finish that not only refreshes the taste buds and quenches the thirst, but fills the mouth.
Riesling lovers will appreciate this classic style of Riesling that we would like to see more often.
Drink it young at 8°C with shellfish, seafood, smoked fish, eel, herring, or wait 3 to 4 years to enjoy it with fish, either grilled or in sauce : turbot, monkfish, lobster, scampi.
6 February 2009
Excellent, promising bouquet, lively, brisk, young and vivacious, completely open, with citrus aromas, lemongrass, verbena, gooseberry, fern, but with a discreet mineral touch that shows the fine, elegant character of the Riesling varietal.
On the palate, it is distinguished, harmonious and well-balanced, nicely structured, with a true dry wine finish that not only refreshes the taste buds and quenches the thirst, but fills the mouth.
Riesling lovers will appreciate this classic style of Riesling that we would like to see more often.
Drink it young at 8°C with shellfish, seafood, smoked fish, eel, herring, or wait 3 to 4 years to enjoy it with fish, either grilled or in sauce : turbot, monkfish, lobster, scampi.
6 February 2009
Reviews
"An open and airy Riesling, with deftly mixed flavors of apple blosom, star fruit, apricot and stone. Hints of spice and honey wind through the wine, lingering on the mouthwatering finish"
Wine Spectator, Alison Mapjus - 2010
".../... im Nachhall quasi, 'aufzuerstehen' und ewig lange präsent zu bleiben. Der Riesling 'Hugel' Jubilee hat Charakter und ist eine echte Weinpersönlichkeit..." [+]
Weinquellen.at, Leo Quarda - 2012
"Incidentally, I had a chance to retaste the 2007 Riesling Jubilee, and this wonderfully floral, mouthfilling yet weightless wine earned a solid 93 points; it seemed more supple and accessible than a superb bottle I tried two years ago, which rated 92+" [+]
International Wine Cellar, Stephen Tanzer - 2010
