Famille Hugel Gewurztraminer Estate 2023 BFCM21ALL and balanced tension

and balanced tension

capturing the wine's essential character without fining or filtration

In a warming region they have quietly become an asset

but this is the Lapierre bottling that rewards a few years in the cellar

Famille Hugel Gewurztraminer Estate 2023 BFCM21ALL and balanced tensionFew 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