2004 Domaine Zind-Humbrecht Riesling Brand VT Grand Cru
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The 2004 Riesling Brand Vendange Tardive displays an amber color and shows a matured, even slightly aged bouquet of dried apricots, dates, tea, wild honey, white nougat and dried porcini. Dense and round on the palate, this is a filigreed and elegant VT from the granite terroir of the Grand Cru Brand that reveals a stimulating and savory finish with fine, tart tannin grip. This is possibly not the very best bottle (the color is really dark and the cork broke when I pulled it out), but it was a tasting of older vintages in a restaurant, so I had to accept it. 11.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted in January 2023.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Jancis Robinson MW
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Deep orangey gold. Lots of age on the nose of this. Broad and gingery with masses of sweetness. This could be great with foie gras. Stretches like a ballerina on the palate! (JR)
(this was harvested a bit riper than the Clos Windbuhl and finished with more alcohol and less residual sugar at 11.3% and 74 g/l) Green-gold. Exotically ripe aromas of pineapple, musky mandarin orange and marzipan. Supersweet and wonderfully intense, with distinctly liqueur-like but still fruit-driven flavors of apricot, marzipan and honey. The inclusion of about 10% healthy grapes (i.e., those not affected by noble rot) added freshness to this wine, said Humbrecht. This has a flamboyant personality and great appeal, yet I suspect it will be even more complex ten years down the road.
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.