Hugel

Hugel was established in 1639 by Hans Ulrich Hugel; who settled in Alsace and became a prominent figure as head of the influential 'Corporation des Vignerons'. The business was quickly established, and in 1902 Frederic-Emile Hugel moved the business to the heart of Riquewihr; where it still exists today. Above the winery door is carved the family crest which is the basis for the Hugel bottle logo, and features three hills (Hugel means 'hill' in a local dialect) and the letters HUH for Hans Ulrich. Late harvest wines have been produced at Hugel for over a century and Jean Hugel (12th generation) pressed for legal requirements to be applied to this style of wine, to ensure quality was maintained. A new law was passed and this resulted in a massive upsurge in the numbers of vignerons producing these wines, however Hugel still dominates this style; producing superlative 'vendange tardive' Riesling, Gewurztraminer and Pinot Gris where the grapes are picked late for added ripeness, producing off-dry wines.

There is also 'selection de grains nobles' which are sweet wines where the grapes are affected by 'noble rot' (Botrytis Cinerea). Between the dry wines and the sweet is the 'Hommage a Jean Hugel' range; wines with vendange tardive levels of ripeness but vinified dry, produced only in great years. Today the business is run Jean's sons Etienne and Marc who continue to maintain superb and unrivalled quality in their top wines, whilst improving quality throughout their range of entry level wines too.

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