Riesling Schoelhammer 2011

Famille Hugel

Riesling Schoelhammer
2011

  • Vegan
Country
France
Regulated designation
Appellation origine controlée (AOC)
Region
Alsace
Appellation
Alsace Grand Cru Schoenenbourg
Classification
Grand cru
Varietal(s)
Riesling
Colour
White
Producer's website

About this winery

The culture of the vine has been practiced in Alsace for more than 2000 years. We find traces of the first Hugels in Alsace as early as the 15th century, and some two centuries later, Hans Ulrich Hugel settled in Riquewihr in 1639 and took the head of the powerful Corporation des Vignerons. During the 18th and 19th centuries, the Hugels were recognized as great winegrowers. In 1902, Frédéric Emile Hugel left the old family property to settle in the center of Riquewihr, where the heart of the...

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Press reviews

James Suckling

- 99 points -

James Suckling, June 2021 (Vintage 2010)

One of the world’s unique dry whites! This is so deep and spicy with a ton of candied citrus. Stunning concentration, power and structure on the palate, but also the characteristic vibrancy of the vintage. Keeps expanding in the glass and revealing more of its dark, earthy magic! Decades of aging potential. Drink or hold.

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