Famille Hugel Gewürztraminer Alsace 2022
Famille Hugel
Hugel's estate-level Gewürztraminer is an ideal entry into the grape — aromatic and expressive without tipping into heaviness. The 2022 vintage shows purity of fruit and the benefit of Alsace's continental climate, where warm days and cool nights preserve acidity in a variety that can lose it. This is the bottle to pair with spiced cuisine or to enjoy on its own as an education in aromatics.
Nose
Intensely aromatic with rose petal and lychee leading into a wave of ginger spice. Melon and a touch of honey add richness, while a faint citrus element keeps things lifted.
Palate
Medium-bodied with generous floral and tropical fruit character — rose, mango, and melon — balanced by a subtle bitter grapefruit note and gentle acidity. The texture is round but not heavy, with just a hint of residual sweetness that stays balanced.
Finish
Medium-long with lingering rose, ginger spice, and a clean mineral echo.
- Varietal
- Gewürztraminer
- Blend
- 100% Gewürztraminer
- Vineyards
- Estate vineyards in Riquewihr and surrounding Alsatian villages
- Alcohol
- 13.5%
- Organic / Biodynamic
- No
- Skin Contact
- No
Food Pairing
The wine's floral intensity and hint of sweetness tame the curry's heat, while the melon and citrus notes complement the lemongrass, kaffir lime, and coconut milk.
The Hugel family has been making wine in Riquewihr, Alsace since 1639 — thirteen generations cultivating vines beneath the Vosges Mountains, where the rain shadow creates one of France's driest microclimates and allows Gewürztraminer to achieve full aromatic intensity on the vine.
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