{"id":7848,"date":"2013-08-03T18:23:33","date_gmt":"2013-08-03T18:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/?p=7848"},"modified":"2013-08-03T18:23:33","modified_gmt":"2013-08-03T18:23:33","slug":"some-remarkable-wines-from-zind-humbrecht","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/alsace\/some-remarkable-wines-from-zind-humbrecht","title":{"rendered":"Some remarkable wines from Zind Humbrecht"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I have just written up a visit to Zind Humbrecht, the celebrated Alsace wine producer, where we tasted 27 different wines – perhaps a record for me for a single producer visit? The quality across the board was incredible, so I wanted to highlight a few of the stunners.<\/p>\n

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Zind-Humbrecht Pinot Gris Vendange Tardive Clos Windsbuhl 2005 Alsace, France <\/strong>Amazing smoking mineral edge to the very sweet, ripe melony fruit. Some crystalline notes. Wonderfully ripe, open and sweet with melon, ripe apple, herb and spice, as well as apple pie and vanilla. Amazing complexity. 97\/100<\/p>\n

Zind-Humbrecht Gew\u00fcrztraminer Clos Windsbuhl 2005 Alsace, France <\/strong>Amazing nose of nectarine, satsuma and grape with incredible purity. The palate is textured and powerful: very sweet with melon, tangerine, mandarin and spice notes. Smooth with some minerality, as well as peppery freshness that offsets the sweetness. Incredible. 97\/100<\/p>\n

Zind-Humbrecht Gew\u00fcrztraminer Grand Cru Hengst 2008 Alsace, France <\/strong>Honey, melon and lychee. Rich aromatics. Rounded, peachy and melony. Lush and ripe with good balance. It is quite sweet with 48 g\/litre sugar, but there\u2019s some spiciness balancing this. Brilliant wine. 95\/100<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/center>Zind-Humbrecht Pinot Gris Clos St<\/strong> Urbain, Grand Cru Rangen de Thann 2010 Alsace, France <\/strong>Noble rot harvested alongside healthy fruit. 49 g\/litre residual sugar. Wondefully spicy, smoky, mineral reductive nose. Grapey, herby, complex and lively. The palate is concentrated, powerful, lively and complex with sweetness and rich texture. Pear, peach and grape fruit. Powerful and balanced: an amazing wine. 97\/100<\/p>\n

Zind-Humbrecht Gew\u00fcrztraminer Clos St Urbain Grand Cru Rangen de Thann 2010 Alsace, France <\/strong>Rounded, taut and peppery with some fresh melon and grape notes. Lively, rich and bold. Mineral, grown-up wine with some fatness but also lovely spicy minerality and some smoky notes. Brilliant. 95\/100<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/center>Zind-Humbrecht Grand Cru Brand Riesling 2010 Alsace, France <\/strong>Granite soils. 33 g\/litre residual sugar, some botrytis. Powerful, high-acid style with grapefruit, melon, apricot and marmalade notes, as well as tangerine. Rich and textured but lovely with some sweetness offset by amazing acidity. Thrilling. 95\/100<\/p>\n

Zind-Humbrecht Riesling Clos Windsbuhl 2010 Alsace, France <\/strong>This is a late-ripening, high altitude limestone vineyard site with lots of seashells. Full yellow colour. Incredibly lively, dry and mineral with dense, taut, citrus and white peach fruit. Great acidity with lovely full, ripe fruit. So mineral. 95\/100<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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