Zind-Humbrecht | Alsace | Riesling Rangen de Thann Clos-Saint-Urbain Grand Cru | 2012 | 1500ml | bio

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Product description for Zind-Humbrecht Riesling Rangen de Thann Clos-Saint-Urbain Grand Cru 2012 (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 does not occur in dry wines.

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Wine Advocate

Score: 96+

From 50-year-old vines on sedimentary volcanic rocks that yielded 23 hectoliters per hectare after a severe hailstorm in early August that reduced the crop by 20% to 50%, the 2012 Riesling Clos Saint-Urbain Rangen de Thann is super clear, fresh and deep as well as intense on the refined and spicy nose that is aromatic yet also precise, with salty notes of crushed volcanic rocks. Full-bodied, rich and intense on the palate, this is a deep, very aromatic and fruity as well as enormously mineral and tensioned Clos Saint Urbain that is based on perfectly ripe and healthy fruits. The long and complex finish is nearly dry, tight and savory-mineral. This is a classic and, for Humbrecht, even an “emotional wine.” Bottled in February 2014 with 14.1% alcohol and 5.8 grams per liter of residual sugar. Natural cork. Tasted as part of the large Rangen vertical in Wachenheim, Pfalz, in November 2023.
Stephan Reinhardt

Vinous

Score: (95-97)

Fairly pale gold-tinged color. Captivating aromas of lemon custard, quince, brown spices, smoke and wet stone. Highly concentrated and on the dry side, with a powerful spice character contributing to an impression of power. Conveys a tactile sense of high dry extract and finishes with chewy tannins and lingering notes of bitter orange peel and lemon curd. This very deep, multilayered wine finishes with exceptional length. A serious step up in concentration from the 2012 Clos Windsbuhl, this is an especially powerful and ripe Rangen because the yields were even lower than usual as a result of hail in early July. An absolutel knockout.
— Ian D’Agata
Drinking window: 2016 – 2035
Review date: Apr 2015

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