This is a model Riesling from a top terroir: sophisticated and crunchy with remarkable minerality. More info
Schoelhammer lies at the heart of the Grand Cru Schoenenberg vineyard, produced from a small, unique plot of soulful old vines which makes this cuvée sing freely of its terroir. This wine is sophisticated with an appetising crunch and strong minerality: the jewel in the crown of this Alsace house.
Riesling Schoelhammer Hugel (Domaine) serve at a temperature of 9°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Baeckeoffe, Cuisses de grenouilles persillées aux cèpes, Coq au riesling.
Peak: Drink until 2030
What the experts say...
"Grande maturité du raisin, orange fraîche et zeste, très typé schoenenbourg, toucher élégant, acidité fine, un style plus pur peut-être que jubilée, moins en puissance.", bettane+desseauve
Schoelhammer lies at the heart of the Grand Cru Schoenenberg vineyard, produced from a small, unique plot of soulful old vines which makes this cuvée sing freely of its terroir. This wine is sophisticated with an appetising crunch and strong minerality: the jewel in the crown of this Alsace house.
Hugel is a family operation that has been making wines since 1639; production is currently managed by the eleventh and twelfth generations, in the form of Jean-Philippe, Marc and Étienne, who endeavour to uphold the Hugel style developed by their ancestors. Their activities are divided between a wine merchant business and production in their own name, from the 26 hectare vineyard, located entirely in Riquewihr in the most prestigious crus and planted with traditional varieties in the following proportions: 40% Riesling, 40% Gewurztraminer, 15% (Tokay) Pinot Gris and 5% Pinot Noir. The oldest vines (around 60 years old) are from the family nursery. Hugel produces wine with rigorous respect for the environment: no fertilizers, very low yields, and green harvests at the end of July. The wine merchant activity is supplied solely by the purchase of grapes, from 115 hectares that are managed by growers under contract. All of the harvests are manual and will remain so. Hugel produces 110,000 cases of wine every year, 85% of which are exported. In order to preserve the wines' freshness and character, Hugel starts bottling in the spring. The Jubilee, VT and SGN cuvées are only produced in the best years, from the Domaine Viticole Hugel's Grands Crus vines. It is largely the Hugel family who have instigated the revival of this kind of wine. ssert wines in the world. Furthermore they have an almost unlimited longevity.
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