Zind 2013

ZIND-HUMBRECHT

Zind
2013

  • Organic
  • Biodynamic
Country
France
Regulated designation
Appellation origine controlée (AOC)
Region
Alsace
Appellation
Alsace
Varietal(s)
Chardonnay
Pinot Auxerrois
Colour
White
Sugar
Dry
Producer's website

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

It seems that both the Auxerrois (35%) and Chardonnay (65%) grapes decided to have a break after two generous vintages. The stony Muschelkalk (seashell limestone) soil of the Windsbuhl produced lower yields in 2013, packing this Zind wine with lots of character and zesty acidity. The consequence was a long fermentation and we feared that it would keep some significant residual sweetness. However, having been able to harvest the grapes at perfect desired ripeness and very healthy, the wild yeast managed to ferment the wine dry.

Press reviews

James Suckling

- 93 points -

September 2015

A beautiful wine with sliced lemon and green apple. Full-bodied and round with bright acidity. Fruity and flavorful. Lovely texture. Creamy. A blend of chardonnay, auxerrois and pinot blanc. The style of new Alsace in one. Made from biodynamically grown grapes.

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 Wine Enthusiast

- 92 points -

August 2016 (Vintage 2014)

The flinty but utterly promising scent of reduction still hovers above this wine: clearly this is not meant to be drunk now. The palate underneath already tells of the freshest apple fruit, of depth and purity plus a woody roundness. Let this sleep in your cellar until 2017–2023.

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Wine Spectator

- 91 points -

November 2015

Ripe fruit, graphite and spice notes herald this bright and aromatic white, with laserlike acidity and a rich mineral character defining the flavors of steeped peach, chamomile, spun honey and star fruit. Offers a long, creamy finish. Chardonnay and Auxerrois.

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 Wine Enthusiast

- 90 points -

Anne Krebiehl MW, August 2016

The nose is like pear juice spilled onto warm earth, while the palate is more citrusfocused. A seam of almost tropical acidity links lemon to notes of pineapple, lifted by joyful freshness.

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Wine Spectator

- 90 points -

December 2018

This racy white crackles with acidity, offering an aromatic, flinty overtone to the flavors of nectarine, hazelnut, pomegranate and ground ginger. Features a long, mouthwatering finish.

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