2001 Riesling Heimbourg
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It is stunning to see the concentration, depth, breadth, and length of the 2001 Riesling Heimbourg (indice 2), particularly when one knows it was produced from 7 year old vines. Honeyed minerals and creamed spices make up this effort’s aromatic profile. Creamy-textured, medium-bodied, and harmonious, it coats the taster’s palate with loads of sensual layers of soft minerals and poached pears. This outstanding wine should be drunk over the next 9-10 years. In response to requests from consumers for more information as to the character of his non-Vendange Tardive or Selection de Grains Nobles wines. Olivier Humbrecht has devoloped an "indice" scale which appears on the label of each bottle. This indice ranks from 1 to 5 the perceptible sweetness of the wines, and Humbrecht describes it as follows: "1 is totally dry; 2 is not technically dry but the sweetness is not apparent on the palate; 3 is medium sweetness that may gradually disappear with aging; 4 is sweet wine; 5 is for high sweetness, a Vendange Tardive in richness but without botrytis." Humbrecht is to be commended for instituting this system as it will immensely aid consumers. Importer: Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA; tel. (510) 524-1524
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Oily aromas of apple, ginger, minerals and wet stone. Concentrated and tactile, with an enticing gingery sweetness and solid underlying structure. The richest riesling to this point, but the wine's 12 grams of sugar are buffered by ripe acids and sheer material. Dusty, stony finish.
About the producer
Widely acknowledged as one of the legendary wineries in Alsace, the wines of Domaine Zind-Humbrecht are nothing short of magical. Certified organic and biodynamic, the estate crafts an extensive range of wines, including many Grand Cru and single-vineyard bottlings.