Zind-Humbrecht | Alsace | Riesling Heimbourg | 2021 | 750ml | bio

Description

Product description for Zind-Humbrecht Riesling Heimbourg 2021 (bio)

Wine Information

Olivier Humbrecht:

The Heimbourg single vineyard site is located on a small, steep hill rising from the Vosges Mountains east of Turckheim. Its steep slopes run southwest to west on a marl-limestone-sandstone terroir dating back to the Oligocene. These coastal, ferruginous limestones contain a high proportion of silica, have a high active lime content (over 45%), and are relatively poor in clay. All of these elements ensure excellent drainage and allow the Riesling grape variety to ripen slowly while maintaining good acidity.

Vine Information

This vineyard has the capacity for vigorous ripening with a late harvest. Therefore, to obtain a dry wine, the harvest date must be chosen precisely. A long fermentation (one of the longest in 2021) is always followed before the wine becomes dry.

Color

Light, radiant golden yellow.

Nose

The 2021 Riesling Heimbourg offers notes of flint and limestone, initially reminiscent of a complex white Burgundy. It should definitely be aerated immediately so that it can unfold in all its beauty. Aromas of grapefruit, orange, ginger, and angelica open the bottle; after a longer opening, notes of forest floor and truffle emerge.

Palate

A wine as crystal-clear as a mountain spring, seemingly about to explode on the palate: The delicate citrus notes float across the tongue, accompanied by an equally delicate and complex acidity, which, combined with salty notes, leaves a true umami sensation in the aftertaste. A poem in itself and an invigorating, inspiring food companion. Those who are impatient and would like to open it now are advised to decant it at least one day in advance and to enjoy it not too cold from large Burgundy glasses.

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Vinous

Score: 92

The 2021 Riesling Heimbourg is from a steep limestone plot in Turckheim, with just a little clay and topsoil. It is a hot west and southwest-facing site with an average vine age of 22 years. The tell-tale reduction clouds the nose. However, the palate comes in with a striking lemony, zesty aspect. This is juicy, totally approachable, flowy, supple and bone-dry. Youthful and utterly citrus-focused with pure, bright lemon flavors. (Bone-dry)
— Anne Krebiehl MW
Drinking window: 2023 – 2050
Review date: Apr 2023

Producer website: http://www.zindhumbrecht.fr/