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Hugel Classic Pinot Gris 2023

Hugel Classic Pinot Gris 2023

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Ripe Yellow Pears, Roasted Nuts, Smoky Spice, and Alsace Opulence

The 2023 Famille Hugel "Classic" Pinot Gris is a rich, textural dry white from clay-limestone slopes around Riquewihr. It reveals inviting aromas of ripe yellow pears, baked apples, hazelnuts, and a delicate touch of smoke. Medium-to-full-bodied, round, and dry, it combines luscious orchard fruit with balanced natural acidity and gentle savory spice, finishing clean, mouth-filling, and versatile.
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Style Profile at a Glance

Attribute Profile Scale
Body Medium-to-Full-Bodied, Round & Textural ●●●●●
Sweetness Dry / Off-Dry (Classic Hugel style: rich fruit presence with a clean, dry palate finish) ●●●●●
Acidity Fresh & Balancing ●●●●●
Oak Unoaked (Matured in stainless steel vats and neutral historic foudres) ●●●●●

Critical Recognition

James Suckling 92 pts
  • 92 Points - James Suckling: A properly dry pinot gris that is a model of balance and harmony, the creaminess balanced by discreet freshness on the medium-bodied palate. I love the fresh melon and orange blossom aromas. Just a hint of tannin in the finish adds a bit of tension. Drink now.

Highlights

  • 100% Pinot Gris harvested from mature vines averaging 30 years of age across prime hillside plots around Riquewihr and neighboring Alsace villages.
  • Grown on mineral-dense clay, limestone, and marly soils, endowing the wine with broad physiological texture, rich extract, and an earthy, smoky undertone.
  • Crafted by Famille Hugel, historic winegrowers in Riquewihr since 1639, spanning thirteen unbroken generations of winemaking stewardship.
  • Vinified without new oak influence and strictly without malolactic fermentation, prioritizing purity of fruit, clean natural acidity, and gastronomic versatility.
  • From the warm, expressive 2023 Alsace vintage; drinking beautifully now with cellaring potential through 2031+.

Tasting Notes

Bright, straw-gold with subtle green highlights, it opens with an inviting bouquet of ripe yellow pears, baked golden apples, and white peach, layered with roasted hazelnuts, subtle brioche, a touch of cardamom, and a faint whisper of woodsmoke. The palate is medium-to-full-bodied, rounded, and silky, delivering mouth-filling orchard fruit balanced by a clean, refreshing spine of acidity and gentle phenolic grip, concluding on a dry, harmonious, and pleasantly savory finish.

Serving Suggestion

  • Temperature: Serve cellar-cool at 10–12°C in standard white wine or universal tulip-shaped glassware.
  • Decanting: Best served straight from the bottle; brief aeration in the glass allows its rich orchard fruit and nutty complexity to fully unfold. Peak drinking window now through 2031+.

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