Zind-Humbrecht | Alsace | Riesling Roche Volcanique | 2022 | 750ml | bio

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Product description for Zind-Humbrecht Riesling Roche Volcanique 2022 (bio)

Formerly the product of the Zénon Humbrecht and Emile Zind wineries, Olivier Humbrecht now manages this exceptional winery with a winemaking tradition dating back to 1658. Olivier is considered a passionate perfectionist and visionary, setting new standards and standards worldwide in terms of quality and natural biodynamic viticulture. The newly built winery, located in the heart of the vineyards, entirely tailored to the needs of premium wines, is a milestone. As president of Biodyvin, he relentlessly pushes his members to explore new horizons. In his steep vineyards, however, the Jura gelding Nikita sets the pace. With consistent power, he helps plow the top slopes, which are up to 45° steep – perfection and naturalness down to the last detail!

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Wine Advocate

Score: 94

From 26-year-old vines on the very steep, south-facing slopes of the Grand Cru Rangen de Thann Clos Saint Urbain and its sedimentary volcanic rocks, the 2022 Riesling Roche Volcanique opens with surprisingly coolish, pure and elegant mandarin fruit intermingled with reductive mineral or flinty/rocky notes and tones of cold ashes. Medium-bodied, elegant and linear on the palate, this seems to be a Riesling from the good old pre-global-warming times. It is very intense, long and complex without lots of alcohol or muscular power. This is rather a long-distance runner with remarkably fine and fresh acidity and the serious tannins of the normally dry and super sunny 2022 vintage. However, “the Rangen doesn’t really suffer too much from drought, as the valley of Thann benefits from more rainfalls than further north around Colmar,” says Olivier Humbrecht. Although this is not a powerful or heavily concentrated Riesling, this is a superb effort that I want to praise today before everybody else does in six or 10 years when the wine. 12.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted in November 2024.
Stephan Reinhardt

Vinous

Score: 93

The 2022 Riesling Roche Volcanique is from the Rangen Grand Cru in Thann, from around 30-year-old vines from the very top of the site where the soil is shallower. The nose is beautifully tight and clear-cut, with almost a touch of chervil surrounding the stoniness and that hint of reductive flint. The palate is taut but very juicy, bright and lemony, with lots of rich extracts. It’s contained yet fluid and so mouth-watering, always with that clear-cut, salty stoniness. The 2022 is lovely and totally refreshing. (Bone-Dry)
— Anne Krebiehl MW
Drinking window: 2024 – 2045
Review date: Apr 2024

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