Riesling Clos Windsbuhl 2020

ZIND-HUMBRECHT

Riesling Clos Windsbuhl
2020

  • Organic
  • Biodynamic
Product code
754329
Format
6 x 750ml
Listing type
Open
Status
Available
Type of product
Still wine
Country
France
Regulated designation
Appellation origine controlée (AOC)
Region
Alsace
Appellation
Alsace
Varietal(s)
Riesling 100 %
Colour
White
Closure type
Cork
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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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Press reviews

James Suckling

- 96 points -

July 2021

It’s hard to resist the fragrant bouquet of apricot and orange blossom! This is very dense and concentrated with very intense, chalky minerality, yet it remains so graceful and the very long finish shows wonderful silkiness that pulls you back for more. From biodynamically grown grapes.

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James Suckling

- 96 points -

August 2022 (Vintage 2020)

This smells of the ripest melon you can imagine. Fresh herbal notes, including a touch of mint. Super-elegant and bright with a very sensual, silky texture on the generous palate. The stunning concentration masks the high acidity that drives the very long and chalky finish. With this much vitality it surely has enormous aging potential. From biodynamically grown grapes. 

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Vinous

- 95 points -

February 2016

Vivid straw-green. Extremely deep, complex aromas of green apple, green papaya, gooseberry, jasmine and lemon verbena, with a bright mineral overlay. Fresh and juicy in the mouth, offering captivating, multilayered flavors of fresh citrus fruits, minerals and mint. Finishes with lemony acidity and a saline, almost oystery nuance (not surprising given the Muschelkalk calcaire soil, which is rich in fossils). This very reserved but absolutely beautiful Clos Windsbuhl will repay cellaring. Completely different from the 2012 Clos Windsbuhl, which was held much longer in cask.

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James Suckling

- 95 points -

September 2015 (Vintage 2013)

This is a crazy wine with sliced lime, mineral and a tangy finish. Full body, electrifying acidity. Tingling. Oyster and iodine influence. This is Saar-like!...Made from biodynamically grown grapes.

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Wine Spectator

- 95 points -

November 2017

« Ce vin blanc valse en bouche, pétillant d’une pointe d’acidité qui encadre les saveurs de nectarine et de melon, de gingembre râpé et d’anis étoilé, et dévoile une tension saline et acidulée. Étroitement ficelée et longue, la finale laisse retentir des notes minérales et de fruit. »
– Traduit de www.winespectator.com

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James Suckling

- 95 points -

April 2023 (Vintage 2021)

A noble wine that’s extremely subtle and delicate, the power seriously underplayed, almost hiding in the many corners of this shy beauty. Super-elegant interplay of ripe acidity, medium body and silkiness. Great aging potential. From biodynamically grown grapes.

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Decanter

- 94 points -

September 2016

Oliver Humbrecht's wines need little introduction. And like the man himself, they are always full of generosity, depth and precision. This wine is from a 5.2ha vineyard in the stunning Hunawihr village. While still restrained, the nose opens up to wet stones and citrus notes. The palate has a beautiful structure with mineral acidity and fabulous tension. Despite its youth, it already has amazing depth but needs years to develop fully. 

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James Suckling

- 94 points -

August 2019

Lots of crushed-apple, stone and kerosene aromas that follow through to a full body, layered fruit and a tangy finish. Contrastive.

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Wine Spectator

- 93 points -

October 2013

A well-knit, fresh and accessible white, offering a sense of finesse and restraint to the finely layered flavors of fresh-cut apple, melon, ground ginger and white pepper, with hints of citrus zest, almond and fleur de sel and a long, smoky finish. Drink now through 2025. 50 cases imported.

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Vinous

- 93 points -

Ian D'Agata, April 2015

Bright yellow. Peach, lemongrass, mango, papaya and rose water on the pretty nose. Tactile and layered on the palate, with intense white stone fruit and ginger flavors lifted by a strong floral element. Impeccably balanced wine with a suave, extremely long finish. This was especially expressive when I originally tasted it from cask, showcasing the exotic tropical fruit aromas typical of the vineyard and the vintage in general, but it has shut down somewhat in bottle, which is also a characteristic of this wine.

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Wine Spectator

- 93 points -

September 2016 (Vintage 2014)

Laserlike acidity defines this statuesque Riesling, while the mouthwatering palate offers flavors of lime granita, crunchy white peach, fleur de sel and Thai basil. Long and vibrant, with a lasting, minerally finish.

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Jancis Robinson

16.5+ Points

July 2022 (Vintage 2020)

Rich nose but very taut and tense. It would be difficult to pick this as a Pinot Gris because it’s so dry and tense. Wait…

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