Famille HugelClassic Muscat 2018

Product code: 7601
£17.35 inc VAT
France
White Wine from
Alsace, France
Country
Country: France
Region
Region: Alsace
Type
Type: White Wine
Winery
Winery: Famille Hugel
Alcohol
Alcohol: 12.5%
Volume
Volume: 750 ml
Grape
Grape: Muscat
Grape: 100% Muscat
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Country
Country: France
Region
Region: Alsace
Type
Type: White Wine
Winery
Winery: Famille Hugel
Alcohol
Alcohol: 12.5%
Volume
Volume: 750 ml
Grape
Grape: Muscat
Grape: 100% Muscat

Product Notes

Famille Hugel Classic Muscat is an aromatic white wine that is made from the Muscat grape variety. This wine is produced by the famous Hugel family who have been making wine for almost 400 years in Alsace, France. The wine is characterized by its pale yellow color and its distinctive fragrance of peach, apricot, and white flowers. On the palate, it is lively and refreshing with a crisp acidity and a subtle sweetness. This is a wine that is perfect for sipping on its own or pairing with light appetizers such as salads, seafood, and fruit desserts. It is a true taste of Alsace that is sure to delight any wine lover.

Tasting Notes

Pleasant, beautifully dense yet clear colour with a fetching fresh and lively crystalline yellow sparkle with pale yellow and light green highlights hinting at nuances of spring flowers. A fine Muscat aroma which is pleasant, agreeably fruity and floral. This is a fine dry and fresh Muscat wine on the palate with a wonderful fullness and structure. A full, long-lasting and strong after-taste.

About the Winery

Famille Hugel

The Hugel family has been making wines in Alsace ever since 1639. While Hans Urich  Hugel’s family settled down in Alsace during the 15th century, he took control of Winegrowers' Corporation in the region during 1639. Within a few years, his son constructed the family house in the Rue des Cordiers. The family crest, which was carved on this house's doorway, is used as Famille Hugel’s logo even today.

By 1902, Emile Hugel re-established the family’s business in the Riquewihr region, and it continues to be the iconic wine-producing region in Alsace. After the 15th century, Alsace lost its enviable place in the global wine market due to many wars and the deadly pests and viruses that attacked the vines.

By 1918, the Hugel family members took it upon themselves to re-kindle the Alsace region's wine-producing potential. The winemaking team's hard work ensured that within a few years, Alsace bounced back to become the abode of some of the richest and classiest wines in the world. Today, the white wines produced here are considered to be one of the best worldwide.

The Hugel vineyard located in Riquewihr, comprises an area of 25 hectares. For many centuries, wine lovers have respected this region for producing some of the noblest wines in the region. Almost half of this vineyard is cultivated as Grand Cru zones, with the utmost respect to nature and Mother Earth. The grapes produced here are of the highest quality because of the ethics followed in the viticultural practices followed here. Hand-picking of the fruits, planting young vines, lack of fertilisers, etc., are some of the ethics followed here.

In addition to its own estate, the Hugel family has also acquired over 100 hectares of vineyards that grow only grapes from the region's local growers. These vineyards are located in some of the premium wine-producing regions of Alsace.

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