Wine Gewurztraminer "Tradition" AOC, 2006
Tasting Notes
Wine of pale yellow color.
The wine has a light, slightly sweet taste with floral tones and grapefruit aftertaste.
The wine has a spicy aroma with hints of banana and roses.
The wine goes well with rich spices, spicy dishes.
Interesting Facts
House wine Hugel is managed by the 12th generation of the family of the same name. Beautiful, delicate and fragrant white wine turned into a synonym name Hugel highest level of quality. Family coat of arms with the family in 1672 and still emblazoned on every high, "Alsatian" bottle, leaving the old cellars. It is believed that the main secret of this success is that the wines are aged in barrels of very old, the age of many of which reaches more than 100 years. Among them is the famous "Santa Caterina", which was entered in the Guinness Book of Records: it is used for aging wine since 1715!
Producer's description
The first traces of the Hugel family in Alsace can be traced back to the 15th century. Two centuries later, Hans-Ulrich Hügel settled in Riquewihr, which was devastated by the terrible Thirty Years' War. In 1639 he became an honorary citizen of the city and soon headed a very powerful corporation of winegrowers. During the 18th and 19th centuries, the Hugel family had an enviable reputation for their winemaking skills and vineyard cultivation.
Until the early 17th century, Alsace was the largest and most famous wine region in the Holy Roman Empire. The Thirty Years' War, the French Revolution, the Napoleonic and Franco-Prussian Wars brought winemaking in the Alsace region into decline. By the beginning of the twentieth century, destruction caused by insect pests and spore diseases brought the situation to a critical point.
After 1918, several visionary and courageous winemakers, including Frédéric Emile Hugel , took action to preserve the vineyards of Alsace. Frederic Emil Hugel devoted his entire life to promoting high-quality wines from noble grape varieties. His son Jean, with his persistence and hard work, proved that Alsace wines deserve a place among the best wines in the world. The following generations conscientiously carry out the main task inherited from their ancestors - to make the wines of Alsace the great white wines of the 21st century.
