Youthful colour, lively, bright, crystal-clear, fresh pale green with silver hints & elegant silkiness. Fresh, open bouquet, a frank & expressively aromatic perfume of fruit & flowers, cardamom, lemon balm, rose, jasmine, freesia, lime & cherry blossom, lychee, pear, cleanly defined & subtly spicy. Dry on the palate, the wine is fresh & easy to enjoy, yet pleasantly rich & full of flavour, with an elegantly aromatic aftertaste. Nicely balanced in the mouth, it has a refreshing character & generous structure that gives it charm. A wine to drink now & over the next 3 years, served at 8 degrees C on its own, or with fish (baked, pan fried or in cream sauce), red mullet, turbot, pike-perch, lobster, crab & dishes with Oriental & Indian spices. ...

Very young, lively colour with pale green, straw yellow hints. Nicely bright & very clear, it trickles unctuously down the glass. Frank, open bouquet, aromatic & perfumed, very floral & vinous, clean & fresh notes of fruit & spice, rose, mignonette, lily of the valley, mango, lychee, pineapple, passion fruit, cardamom, saffron, hop flower. Dry on the palate, its freshness harmonises well with its generous structure, nicely aromatic & flavoursome on the finish. ...

Beautifully youthful colour, fresh, lively & crystal clear, with pale green & lemon yellow hints. The bouquet is expressively fruit-driven but restrained, with fine, open aromas of white peach, lime-blossom, spring flowers, pistachio & fresh moss. In the mouth, the very agreeable sensation of a dry wine, wonderfully refreshing, that leaves the palate clean, lively & joyful. A good wine that is spontaneously easy to enjoy. Drink now or within 3 years, with all sea & river fish, in court-bouillon, grilled, in cream sauce, smoked or marinated, with starters, or with asparagus, jellied mackerel, seafood platters, & with goat or ewes milk cheese. ...

Beautifully youthful colour, fresh, lively & crystal clear, with pale green & lemon yellow hints. The bouquet is expressively fruit-driven but restrained, with fine, open aromas of white peach, lime-blossom, spring flowers, pistachio & fresh moss. In the mouth, the very agreeable sensation of a dry wine, wonderfully refreshing, that leaves the palate clean, lively & joyful. A good wine that is spontaneously easy to enjoy. Drink now or within 3 years, with all sea & river fish, in court-bouillon, grilled, in cream sauce, smoked or marinated, with starters, or with asparagus, jellied mackerel, seafood platters, & with goat or ewes milk cheese. ...

Morello cherry-red in colour, with purplish tinges, young & lively in appearance. It has a clear, open, aromatic bouquet of both flowers & soft fruit, especially morello, wild raspberry & bilberry. Agreeably pleasant & inviting, it is thirst-quenching, light & elegant, yet remains full of flavour, with a nicely fruit-driven aftertaste. A light red wine, easy & indulgent, drink within two years to enjoy its fruit, serve with grilled meat, roast poultry, pot-au-feu, charcuterie. ...

A wine with superb structure, rich, ripe, opulent & full-bodied, it has the tannic backbone that is always noticeable in ...

A wine with superb structure, rich, ripe, opulent & full-bodied, it has the tannic backbone that is always noticeable in ...

An authentic red Alsace wine, garnet in colour, expressive & aromatic, Burgundy-style, very agreeably Pinot. A bouquet ...

Pale green in colour with silvery hints, very youthfully lively & crystal-clear. Excellent, promising bouquet, lively, brisk, young & 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 & well-balanced, nicely structured, with a true dry wine finish that not only refreshes the taste buds & quenches the thirst, but fills the mouth. Drink it young 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. ...

The vintage: Hugel et Fils 360th vintage in Alsace will remain in memory as one of the most significant in volume with very variable results according to yields. All year the weather played with our nerves; after normal bud-break, a very hot May, an extended flowering, a large hailstorm hit the Schoenenbourg slope on August 6. Mixed weather followed until the harvest but luckily September was hot & dry. If for the purchased grapes the results will depend on the yield, in our own estate, the wines are exceptional. Acidity levels are excellent predicting well balanced wines. In the vineyard: Produced from over-ripened grapes, picked one by one in a selection of the oldest plots of the Hugel estate in the heart of the grand cru Sporen made up of Lias clay-marl, decalcified on the surface, exceptionally rich in phosphoric acid. 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, & the bottles are then aged extensively in our cellars until released for sale. Limited stock. ...