Hugel, Riesling Schoelhammer

Hugel, Riesling SchoelhammerThe crown in the Hugel jewels, Schoelhammer comes from 30 rows in the core of Grand Cru Shoenenbourg, high above Riquewihr. An intense, dry and mineral charged Riesling with floral aromas and concentrated lime lemon zest flavours. Fermented in neutral oak, this retains absolute purity and clarity of flavour. Bottled in Spring 2012, this vintage was first released in 2018. Still very youthful and with decades ahead.

framing the cool

Here there is enough reduction to overshadow the underlying fruit so if you are tempted to try a bottle young in the interest of curiosity

dark chocolate character

complemented by about one-third from Grauves

Just starting to show its lushly textured

more refined with even better depth and persistence on the well-balanced if youthfully austere finale

Notes of petrol

There is a nose of floral-based reduction which is what the French call “bourgeon de cassis”

This too is one to buy and cellar

lush finish is remarkably smooth for gew u rztraminer at this level of ripeness

quite perky and bright but finishes both sweet and savoury and long

even tannins that come on late