Famille Hugel Gewurztraminer Estate 2023 CS20230906 Not a wine to soon

Not a wine to soon forget

Full-bodied but with fresh acidity throughout

and an obsession with getting rock and exposure into the glass

with cut-glass acid and a chalky bite

Aged up to 6 months in a blend of American white oak

Famille Hugel Gewurztraminer Estate 2023 CS20230906 Not a wine to soonFew houses are as identified with Gewurztraminer as Hugel twelve generations in Riquewihr, and a benchmark for the grape worldwide. The Estate bottling steps up from the Classic, drawing on the family's top parcels. 2023 was a warm, dry year, and the wine is intensely aromatic without being heavy: rose petal, lychee, mango, and ginger lift out of the glass, while the palate stays focused with a velvety mid palate and a surprisingly fresh finish. The