Zind-Humbrecht | Alsace | Riesling Roche Granitique | 2020 | 750ml | bio

Description

Product description for Zind-Humbrecht Riesling Roche Granitique 2020 (bio)

Wine Information

Olivier Humbrecht: Riesling is a late-ripening grape variety that thrives in the continental climate of Alsace, with its extremes of cold and warm, as well as a particularly dry climate. Capable of maintaining high acidity, the variety appreciates a well-drained terroir that warms quickly. These conditions are perfectly met on the steep granite slopes of Turckheim (Brand), producing grapes with good physiological ripeness and a low malic acid content. The granitic soils therefore produce Rieslings that are ripe and intense, and above all, lack a vegetal profile.

Vine Information

This wine therefore comes from vines planted between 1978 and 2001 in the Grand Cru Brand, which are not included in the production of the Grand Cru. Each year, we also add a small plot located directly below the Grand Cru. The 2020 harvest was very ripe, but strong fermentation drove out the sugar, producing a very dry wine.

Colour

Bright, intense golden yellow.

Nose

The 2020 Riesling Roche Granitique immediately begs for a decanter upon opening. A beautiful aroma full of mineral precision combines with orange flesh, white peach, peach skin, cool stony notes, oyster shell, soy sauce, and sea breeze. Even on the nose, this wine seems like a work of art beautifully carved by a stonemason.

Palate

What a precise palate: citrus, yellow, and exotic fruits combine with a pronounced and very lively acidity; the salty minerality is incredibly present. It flows wonderfully stimulatingly over the tongue, and not only does its subtle bitterness on the finish stimulate the flow, but so does its harmonious composition of fruit and acidity. A wine that serves food, as do many top wines from Alsace. If possible, decant and enjoy from large glasses.

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Wine Advocate

Score: 93

From predominantly younger, 20+-year-old vines in the Grand Cru Brand, the 2020 Riesling Roche Granitique shows an intense yellow color and a beautifully intense, complex and aromatic yet pure nose with perfectly ripe tropical fruit aromas intertwined with delicate and saline granite notes. On the palate, this is a rich and intense, almost Traminer-like Riesling with lush and intense, powerful fruit and big complexity. The power is richness balanced by great mineral acidity and fine tannin grip that makes this an impressive wine at this price point. Bottled bone dry with 13.9% stated alcohol in January this year. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in April 2022.
Stephan Reinhardt

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