ZIND-HUMBRECHT
Riesling Alsace Grand Cru Brand
2022
- Organic
- Biodynamic
About this winery
Olivier Humbrecht is one of the world's most renowned winegrowers. He is a Master of Wine and has been described by Robert Parker as the greatest white winemaker on earth. Yet he is very soft spoken, humble, and self-deprecating, which makes him perfectly suited to his assumed role as a global ambassador of wine. He is a champion of terroir, biodynamic farming principles, and non-interventionist winemaking, whose family have been winegrowers in Alsace for 12 generations (since 1620). He is...
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Product notes
There is no doubt that this wine will close up slightly in the months following the bottling. You will then have to be patient and give it time to open up. The 2020 Riesling Brand Grand Cru is dense and strict. It embodies the verticality expected of such a granitic terroir and has a great aging potential.
Tasting notes
Light gold yellow colour. The nose is still on its reserve but allows for glimpses, beautiful aromas of fruit, ripe citrus, wet stone and spices (thyme). Rich, dense, intense, it vigorously envelops the palate. The mouth becomes strict on the finish with a sapid mineral mouthfeel.