Hugel Gewurztraminer 'Selection des Grains’ 2005 charles-hours Zero adds except for sulphur

Zero adds except for sulphur

Fruit was hand-picked and destemmed directly to the Yarra Yering half-tonne open-fermenters

This bottling revels in its robust Mediterranean texture but with a real restraint of fruit on the nose and palate for now

and a strict sorting occurs each year to reach the level of purity and intensity we see in the wine today

where cool sea breezes bring out the apple

Hugel Gewurztraminer 'Selection des Grains’ 2005 charles-hours Zero adds except for sulphurSlection de Grains Nobles (SGN or selection of noble berries) are made much in the same way as Vendanges Tardive but are made with grapes affected by noble rot and must have a higher potential alcohol and sugar level at harvest. Vendange Tardive or late harvest wines are the sweet jewels of the the Alsace region and in particular, the Hugel family. It was Jean Johnny Hugel that first used the term following the 1976 vintage and who personally drafted