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Wine Advocate on ZIND-HUMBRECHT
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"He may very well be the ultimate intellectual of the wine world, a god from Alsace."
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Tremendous Pleasure and Ageability
Featuring Zind-Humbrecht's beautiful, concentrated, complex, and vibrant village wines (labelled Turckheim) and roche wines.
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Village Wines
From the valley floor of Turckheim, the average age of the vines here are 29 years for the pinot gris, 41 years for the muscat, and 51 years for the gewurztraminer.
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ZIND-HUMBRECHT
Pinot Gris Turckheim 2020
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Alsace, France
27946 |
12x750ml |
Spec
$42.94*
* Suggested retail price
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- 92 Points -
Wine Spectator, June 2023
Fragrant with lychee and spice accents, this has a silky mix of melon, pink grapefruit sorbet, stone and smoke flavors enlivened by snappy acidity and a lightly chalky texture. Drink now through 2028. 200 cases imported. |
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ZIND-HUMBRECHT
Muscat Turckheim 2020
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Alsace, France
615583 |
12x750ml |
Spec
$47.99*
* Suggested retail price
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- 92 Points -
James Suckling, August 2022
A real charmer! Very bright, floral, crisp and sleek for Alsace. Lively acidity (no malolactic here!) enables it to dance its way light-footedly through the long, refreshing finish that pulls you back for more. From the alluvial Herrenweg vineyard of Turckheim and overwhelmingly from muscat a petits grains, with only a small amount of muscat ottonel. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drink now.
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ZIND-HUMBRECHT
Gewurztraminer Turckheim 2020
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Alsace, France
510693 |
12x750ml |
Spec
$46.99*
* Suggested retail price
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- 90 Points -
James Suckling, August 2022
A bold and floral gewurz with plenty of yellow-rose character. Generous and soft palate with a hint of bitterness that actually adds to the impression of freshness. With some aeration, cinnamon and allspice character develops. From biodynamically grown grapes. |
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Roche Wines
With the vines' average age of 38 years for the gewurztraminer, 29 years for the pinot gris, and 47 and 55 for the riesling roche calcaire and riesling roche roulée, respectively, Olivier Humbrecht considers the vines here from the top vineyards and grand crus young. Roche (rock) wines provide a marvelous opportunity to taste wines from top sites at reasonable prices.
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ZIND-HUMBRECHT
Gewurztraminer Roche Calcaire 2019
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Alsace, France
61130 |
12x750ml |
Spec
15 case(s) available
$63.70*
* Suggested retail price
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- 94 Points -
James Suckling, July 2021
Next to the ripe mango and papaya fruit, the floral delicacy is equally striking in the nose. For a concentrated Alsace gewurz this is remarkably cool and bright with a level of clarity you don’t often find in this category. Delicate hint of sweetness. From biodynamically grown grapes. |
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ZIND-HUMBRECHT
Pinot Gris Roche Calcaire 2020
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Alsace, France
107725 |
12x750ml |
Spec
12 case(s) available
$63.70*
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- 93 Points -
James Suckling, August 2022
Caramelized-pear and very ripe melon and guava notes pour from the glass of this rich but only demi-sec Alsace pinot gris. Notes of cinnamon and allspice that you don’t find in the nose. Then comes the bright, chalky acidity that beautifully balances the creaminess and spice at the long finish. Just 12.4% alcohol, yet ripe through and through. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drink or hold.
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ZIND-HUMBRECHT
Riesling Roche Calcaire 2021
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Alsace, France
45545 |
12x750ml |
CDK
8 case(s) available
$63.99*
* Suggested retail price
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- 94 Points -
James Suckling, April 2023
This ample and vibrant dry riesling has an intensely chalky and flinty personality. Stacks of Amalfi lemon and ripe grapefruit character, too. Extremely stony finish with so much depth and energy. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drink or hold. |
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ZIND-HUMBRECHT
Riesling Roche Roulée 2021
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Alsace, France
512234 |
12x750ml |
Spec
$61.14*
* Suggested retail price
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- 94 Points -
James Suckling, April 2023
Stunning citrus fruit, generous body and excellent concentration with a vibrant acidity makes this a very expressive and appealing dry riesling, that does all the things people expect from Sancerre which it doesn’t always deliver. Long invigorating finish. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drink or hold.
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