Zind-Humbrecht | Alsace | Riesling Clos Windsbuhl | 2015 | 1500ml | bio

Description

Product description for Zind-Humbrecht Riesling Clos Windsbuhl 2015 (bio)

Wine Info

The Clos Windsbuhl is located on an old sedimentary limestone from the Secondary Period, at a very high altitude and bordering the forest, yet with a late-ripening climate. In 2015, this vineyard was harvested four weeks after the official harvest date in Turckheim!

Vineyard Info

The soil composition influences the character of this wine in that the magnesium-rich soil lends a certain “grainy” element to the structure, as well as an acidic acidity that can occasionally lead to an early end to fermentation.

Colour

Dense, slightly muted golden yellow.

Nose

The nose of the Riesling Clos Windsbuhl demands the decanter, because only with the necessary contact with oxygen does this limestone monument begin to reveal itself. A little fruit, but initially notes of almonds, light nuts, wine yeast, delicate smoky hints, and light tobacco emerge from the glass. After opening for a longer time, pomelo, pink grapefruit, and small red apples emerge. Density, depth, and exuberant minerality are the attributes that characterize this spectacular wine, which already promises great things in its aroma.

Palate

Distinctive, very dry, and incredibly precise with challenging spice and crystalline saltiness, it hits the tongue and immediately gets the saliva flowing. Similar to the nose, it is characterized by nutty, spicy, and yeasty notes. The fruit, still discreet in the background, is reminiscent of citrus and apple peel. This almost Burgundian-like wine should be left in the cellar for a few years; it will thank us with a true explosion of complexity.

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