Winery HugelSélection de Grains Nobles Pinot Gris
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, cured meat or mushrooms.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Sélection de Grains Nobles Pinot Gris of Winery Hugel in the region of Alsace often reveals types of flavors of apples, peach or apricot and sometimes also flavors of pear, honey or oil.
Food and wine pairings with Sélection de Grains Nobles Pinot Gris
Pairings that work perfectly with Sélection de Grains Nobles Pinot Gris
Original food and wine pairings with Sélection de Grains Nobles Pinot Gris
The Sélection de Grains Nobles Pinot Gris of Winery Hugel matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or mushrooms such as recipes of baked pumpkin, loubia or tagliatelle with carbonara.
Details and technical informations about Winery Hugel's Sélection de Grains Nobles Pinot Gris.
Discover the grape variety: Pinot gris
Pinot Gris is a grey grape variety mutated from Pinot Noir. It has its origins in Burgundy, where it is called pinot-beurot in reference to the colour of the grey robes worn by the monks of the region. Established in Alsace since the 17th century, pinot gris was called tokay until 2007. It is made up of bunches of small berries that vary in colour from pink to blue-grey. It is particularly well suited to the continental climate because it is resistant to the cold in winter and to spring frosts. This variety also likes dry limestone soils with plenty of sunshine in the summer. Pinot Gris is well suited to late harvesting or to the selection of noble grapes, depending on the year and the concentration of sugars in the berries. Pinot Gris wines are distinguished by their aromatic complexity of white fruits, mushrooms, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, etc., and their great finesse. In the Loire Valley, pinot gris is used in the Coteaux-d'Ancenis appellations. It gives dry or sweet wines with pear and peach aromas.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Sélection de Grains Nobles Pinot Gris from Winery Hugel are 1999, 2007, 2008, 1998 and 2013.
Informations about the Winery Hugel
The Winery Hugel is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 53 wines for sale in the of Alsace to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Alsace
Alsace, located in the extreme north-east of France, is Distinguished from other French wine regions by its strong Franco-Germanic influences. These influences are the result of a back-and-forth between the German and French sovereignties over the last few centuries. They can be seen not only in the architecture and culture of Alsace, but also in the wines. Alsace wines are produced under three main appellations: Alsace and Alsace Grand Cru for still white wines (Sweet and Dry), and Crémant d'Alsace for Sparkling wines.
The word of the wine: Bacchus
Roman god of the vine and wine, often evoked to qualify everything that concerns the world of wine, and in particular its consumption. His name gave the adjective "bachique" which suggests the idea of celebration and conviviality.
