2014 Pinot Gris Rotenberg
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Oligocene limestone soils. RS <5 g/l. Racy and full bodied. Really expressive ambassador of the Zind-Humbrecht style with intense fruit and impressive structure. Very fresh. So nervy it tastes like a Riesling! (JR)
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Jancis Robinson MW
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The 2014 Pinot Gris Rotenberg has a pretty clear and spicy/flinty bouquet. On the palate this is a rich and intense, very salty and piquant Pinot with lots of tension and a very good concentration (the yield was just 25 hectoliters per hectare). However, the wine is also finessed, very clear and bone dry. It finished with 2.5 grams of residual sugar and 13.3% alcohol, and has a slightly higher acidity of six grams (with a pH of 3.2). Bottled in August 2015. "The Rotenberg was perfect in 2014," says Olivier, "it was very healthy since we didn't have any drosophila problems, due to the high altitude (300-350 meters) and the windy exposition of this west, north-west facing vineyard, which the fly doesn't like." The Rotenberg Pinot is grown on red oligocene limestone soils (like in the Hengst).
Very complex aromas of dried fruits as well as minerals such as slate and smoke. Full-bodied, powerful and very dry with so much steel and citrus on the aftertaste. Made from biodynamically grown grapes. Superb. Drink now.
pH 3.2, RS 2.5 g/l, TA 4 g/l (sulphuric). Sweetness code 1 = technically dry or tastes dry. Pale pinky gold. More spicy than the Turckheim on both nose and palate. Lighter on the palate though, again surprisingly delicate but lingering and elegantly spiced. (JH)
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.