Hugel Gewurztraminer 'Selection des Grains’ 2005 charles-hours and a strict sorting occurs

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

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

and dark fruits like cherry

Zero adds except for sulphur

Hugel Gewurztraminer 'Selection des Grains’ 2005 charles-hours and a strict sorting occursSlection 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