Riesling Alsace Grand Cru Brand 2022

ZIND-HUMBRECHT

Riesling Alsace Grand Cru Brand
2022

  • Organic
  • Biodynamic

$154.99*

* Suggested retail price

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Product code
99911
Format
6 x 750ml
Listing type
Cross dock
Status
Store Only
Type of product
Still wine
Country
France
Regulated designation
Appellation origine controlée (AOC)
Region
Alsace
Appellation
Alsace Grand Cru Brand
Varietal(s)
Riesling 100 %
Colour
White
Sugar
Dry
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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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.