Famille Hugel Classic Pinot Noir 2019 Wine Bar | Orange and Rose where Pinot Meunier thrives on

where Pinot Meunier thrives on the region’s clay-limestone soils

ripe and balanced

this wine is luscious and rich with flavors of marzipan

this Pinot Noir demands cellaring but rewards patience with decades of complexity

with aromatic notes of flowers such as magnolias

Famille Hugel Classic Pinot Noir 2019 Wine Bar | Orange and Rose where Pinot Meunier thrives onAlsace is so famous for its whites that its Pinot Noir gets to fly under the radar which is exactly where the value hides. The Hugel family has been making wine in Riquewihr since 1639, thirteen generations deep, and their Classic Pinot Noir shows what the region does with the grape when it isn't trying to cosplay Burgundy. It's destemmed, briefly macerated, and raised in tank rather than barrel, so no oak gets in the way of the fruit. The result is