Zind-Humbrecht Muscat Goldert
Muscat Blanc A Petits Grains
| Vintage: | 2014 |
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| Description: | The Humbrecht family has made wine in Alsace, France since 1620 but began operating under its current name when Leonard Humbrecht married Genevieve Zind in 1959. The winery is situated in the heart of the Herrenweg Vineyard along the main road between Colmar and Turckheim. The wines are made by Leonard's son, Olivier Humbrecht, Master of Wine. Olivier is a passionate advocate for wines from this region and the benefits of biodynamic and organic farming. All viticulture and vinification decisions are tailored to the belief that great wines are a reflection of place. The estate was certified organic in 1998 and received its biodynamic certification in 2002. Olivier has customized the biodynamic practices developed by Rudolph Steiner to suit the terroir at the estate. He restricts yields, relies on indigenous yeasts and ferments his wines at low temperatures on their lees in oak barrels for an extended period. Only handharvested estate fruit is used. The wines from this legendary estate are archetypal examples of terroir and varietal and considered amongst some of the best in the world. Other text Although 2014 was a precocious vintage (harvest at Zind Humbrecht started on September 10 and was finished a month later, with most vineyards being picked in the last two weeks of October), the wines are physiologically ripe but normal or rather moderate in alcohol. They are also balanced by a remarkable acidity, which is "equivalent or sometimes even higher than 2013 or 2010." Due to the earlier harvest, the Gewurtzs are also a bit drier than normal. The Rieslings, however, are of top quality: rather moderate in alcohol, dry, fresh and clear, age-worthy reflections of their particular terroirs. Since there was almost no overripeness in 2014 and the weather conditions became difficult in October, no Vendange Tardive was selected in 2014. -Stephan Reinhardt, WA. |
| Price: | $ 36.99 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Previously available from Super Cellars
| Address: |
32 South Broad St Ridgewood, NJ 07450 United States |
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| Telephone (regular): | 201-444-0012 |
| Fax: | 201-444-3070 |
First added to 1000 Corks on May 18, 2020.
This product was inactivated November 2, 2020.
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