Zind-Humbrecht | Alsace | Riesling Brand Grand Cru | 2015 | 1500ml | bio

Description

Product description for Zind-Humbrecht Riesling Brand Grand Cru 2015 (bio)

Domaine Zind-Humbrecht was founded under this name in 1959 on the occasion of the wedding of Léonard Humbrecht to Geneviève Zind, and from the merger of the two vineyards, Humbrecht in Gueberschwihr and Zind in Wintzenheim. The Humbrecht family was already producing wine during the Thirty Years’ War (1618-1648). Domaine Zind-Humbrecht, which comprised less than five hectares in the early 1960s, grew to 40 hectares by the mid-1990s. This includes parcels in Grand Cru vineyards such as Rangen (Thann) and Brand (Turckheim). Olivier took over the estate in 1989. The first Master of Wine in the family, he converted the estate to biodynamic farming in 1999 and is also chairman of Biodyvin. Today, all wines are produced in large barrels with long lees ageing. Botrytis is not present in the dry wines.

Colour

Rich golden yellow with antique gold reflections.

Nose

Salted lemons, orange blossom oil, bergamot, and toasted rice cakes on the nose open the multifaceted offering. Like a diva in colourful regalia with peacock feathers, the scent from the glass shimmers with notes of wet blackboard chalk, spices like allspice and red pepper, as well as light tobacco, pear compote, and dried tangerine peel. A clear case for the large glasses.

Palate

On the palate, it is viscous with a delicate residual sweetness that firmly envelops its mineral core and acidity. Firm to the bite with high internal tension and massive impact on the palate, it forms a gustatory isosceles triangle with its delicate spice, fine acidity, and saline minerality, where the fruit aromas break open into a shimmering prism, like on the Pink Floyd cover of “The Dark Side of the Moon.” The aromas of the nose are reflected on the palate, albeit still youthfully leptosome. Powerful and approachable, it’s a great pleasure for immediate consumption or for several years of bottle aging.

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