Famille Hugel
Pinot Gris VENDANGE TARDIVE 2001
great specialty for several generations of the Hugel family, who drafted the law on late harvest.
Wine with great power and longevity to taste religiously by itself during a special occasion.
Wine with great power and longevity to taste religiously by itself during a special occasion.
Specifications
Alcohol content : 12°3 % vol.
Residual Sugar : 98 g/l
Age of vines : 30 years old
Yield : 28 hl/ha hL/ha
Presentation
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These wines made from overripe grapes are picked well after the classic vintage and in the greatest years only. The action of noble rot (botrytis cinerea) gives them an almost unlimited ability to age. They are part of the elite of the greatest wines in France.
The vintage
The 2001 vintage in Alsace will be an agreeable surprise for many people !
After a succession of very fine vintages, the general consensus of opinion was not to expect too much of 2001. Yet despite our fears in late September, in Alsace, more than in any other French wine region, a superb Indian Summer allowed us pick under optimum conditions. The 2001 vintage exceeded all our expectations, with comfortable quantity and satisfactory levels of maturity for all grape varieties.
Great vintage for Late Harvest wines
After a succession of very fine vintages, the general consensus of opinion was not to expect too much of 2001. Yet despite our fears in late September, in Alsace, more than in any other French wine region, a superb Indian Summer allowed us pick under optimum conditions. The 2001 vintage exceeded all our expectations, with comfortable quantity and satisfactory levels of maturity for all grape varieties.
Great vintage for Late Harvest wines
In the vineyard
Produced in a selection of the finest plots of the Hugel estate in lower and heavier parts of the grand cru Sporen, rich in clay and in our best plots in the chalky Pflostig.
Harvest date : 5 Nov. 2001 Potential alcohol : 18,1°
Harvest date : 5 Nov. 2001 Potential alcohol : 18,1°
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
Pinot gris : 100%
Specifications
Alcohol content : : 12°3 % vol.
Residual Sugar : : 98 g/l
Age of vines : : 30 years old
Yield : : 28 hl/ha hL/ha
Advice
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Tasting notes by Serge Dubs, World's Best Sommelier 1989
How difficult it is to find the right words when you are lucky enough to taste such an exceptional wine, an authentic star. This wine is a success, truly a dream wine.
The eye is immediately captivated by the colour, its density and depth, velvety, silky and unctuously creamy, superbly bright.
The bouquet - bewitchingly rich, complex and smooth – recalls over-ripe grapes, honey, liquorice, pineapple, candied pears and currants, with a delicate harmony that flatters the senses and makes you impatient to taste it.
An unforgettable moment, an explosion of sensations on the palate, soft, gentle, smooth, velvety, juicy, fleshy, a harmonious combination that culminates in a remarkably long, extremely elegant and perfectly refined finish.
Enjoy this wine on its own, served at 6°C, or with foie gras, with veined cheeses: Roquefort, blue, stilton, or with fruit tarts: apple, pear, pineapple.
30 March 2006
The eye is immediately captivated by the colour, its density and depth, velvety, silky and unctuously creamy, superbly bright.
The bouquet - bewitchingly rich, complex and smooth – recalls over-ripe grapes, honey, liquorice, pineapple, candied pears and currants, with a delicate harmony that flatters the senses and makes you impatient to taste it.
An unforgettable moment, an explosion of sensations on the palate, soft, gentle, smooth, velvety, juicy, fleshy, a harmonious combination that culminates in a remarkably long, extremely elegant and perfectly refined finish.
Enjoy this wine on its own, served at 6°C, or with foie gras, with veined cheeses: Roquefort, blue, stilton, or with fruit tarts: apple, pear, pineapple.
30 March 2006
