Famille Hugel Gewurztraminer Estate 2023 BFCM21ALL capturing the wine's essential character

capturing the wine's essential character without fining or filtration

and balanced tension

The result is one of the only Grand Cru Classés that can honestly be called traditionalist Bordeaux — intense

and plenty more who've followed Ampeau's innovations (like cover-cropping for deep roots and water management)

Drink it now or hold it a few years

Famille Hugel Gewurztraminer Estate 2023 BFCM21ALL capturing the wine's essential characterFew 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