Alsace
| WHITE | 2022 | 2 cases | Zind Humbrecht - Riesling Brand Grand Cru | 75cl | £325 per case of 6 | Zind Humbrecht Riesling Brand Grand Cru 2022 / 2 cases / 75cl £325 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes"A great masterpiece of finesse. It’s hard to adequately describe the beauty of this dry riesling that marries breathtaking stone fruit aromas with an incredible freshness to create an overwhelmingly elegant and cool whole. Let yourself sink into the deep well of its staggering minerality at the almost endless finish. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drink or hold. 99 points" jamesuckling.com (SP) |
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| WHITE | 2022 | 5 cases | Zind Humbrecht - Riesling Rangen de Thann Clos St Urbain Grand Cru | 75cl | £380 per case of 6 | Zind Humbrecht Riesling Rangen de Thann Clos St Urbain Grand Cru 2022 / 5 cases / 75cl £380 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes"All the yellow and fresh tropical fruit of the world is packed into this exceptionally complex and mind-blowingly intense wine that pushes the envelope of minerality all the way, and then some. If that isn’t your thing, then get off the bus, but for friends of very focused, stony wines this is a staggering experience. The smoky, salty and spicy finish is really extraordinary. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drink or hold. 98 points" jamesuckling.com (SP) |
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| WHITE | 2023 | Zind Humbrecht - Gewurztraminer Clos Windsbuhl | 75cl | £308 per case of 6 | Zind Humbrecht Gewurztraminer Clos Windsbuhl 2023 / / 75cl £308 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes"The 2023 Riesling Clos Windsbuhl is from a site up in the forest on Triassic limestone. This crackles deliciously with fine and promising reduction, promising and thrilling. The palate is a wonderful intersection of the juiciest, crunchiest apple and the smoothest lemon. All about this is long, cool, bright and sunny, with a wonderful depth of freshness and real serenity. This just flows and shines with purity. What an incredibly animating wine. (Bone-dry). Drinking Window: 2028 - 2060. 96 points" Anne Krebiehl MW , Vinous.com------"The flinty minerality of this compact and tightly wound dry riesling is absolutely extraordinary. This, the sleekness and the very racy acidity on the medium-bodied palate make it unique in Alsace. The Mirabelle plum fruit emerges very slowly. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drinkable now, but best from 2027. 96 points" Stuart Piggott, jamessuckling.com |
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| WHITE | 2023 | Zind Humbrecht - Gewurztraminer Hengst Grand Cru | 75cl | £257 per case of 6 | Zind Humbrecht Gewurztraminer Hengst Grand Cru 2023 / / 75cl £257 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes"It’s hard to wrap your head around the supernatural vitality and mineral freshness of this incredibly concentrated dry gewurz. The saline minerality and Amalfi lemon freshness are so dynamic and intense. The purity of the finish is far from what most of the world associates with this grape. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drink or hold. 98 points" Stuart Piggott, jamessuckling.com |
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| WHITE | 2023 | Zind Humbrecht - Gewurztraminer Rangen de Thann Clos St Urbain Grand Cru | 75cl | £380 per case of 6 | Zind Humbrecht Gewurztraminer Rangen de Thann Clos St Urbain Grand Cru 2023 / / 75cl £380 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes"It’s hard to imagine how a dry white wine could be more concentrated than this Alsace gewurz. Mind-blowing smokiness and spices, and the wine is focused in a way that is absolutely abnormal for this grape. The interplay of saltiness, delicate bitterness and restrained richness is unbelievable. Just let this incredibly deep and complex wine sink in and inspire you. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drink or hold. 99 points" Stuart Piggott, jamessuckling.com |
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| WHITE | 2023 | Zind Humbrecht - Pinot Gris Clos Windsbuhl | 75cl | £252 per case of 6 | Zind Humbrecht Pinot Gris Clos Windsbuhl 2023 / / 75cl £252 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes"The 2023 Pinot Gris Clas Windsbuhl has a lovely, enticing and delicious crackle of reduction reminiscent of wet walnut skins. The palate is amazingly taut and bright, but so unlike Pinot Gris. This is amongst the most streamlined and pure Pinot Gris I have ever tasted. What a wine. It is a testament to the limestones of this site and the absolute verve and energy that the Humbrechts bring. (Bone dry). Drinking Window. 2028-2055. 95 points" Anne Krebiehl MW , Vinous.com------"How could a dry pinot gris be more radically cool and focused than this mind-blowing wine? The freshness and concentration are equally dangerous. Either you will think this is absurd or it will be a revelation for you. I love the silky texture that makes this so hard to resist in the extremely long, super-subtle finish. Under 13% alcohol. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drinkable now, but best from 2026. 98 points" Stuart Piggott, jamessuckling.com |
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| WHITE | 2023 | Zind Humbrecht - Pinot Gris Rangen de Thann Clos St Urbain Grand Cru | 75cl | £346 per case of 6 | Zind Humbrecht Pinot Gris Rangen de Thann Clos St Urbain Grand Cru 2023 / / 75cl £346 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes"The 2023 Pinot Gris Rangen de Thann Clos Saint Urbain Grand Cru has a vibrantly reduced nose holding a delicious, rocky scent of nettle. This is gorgeous. More air reveals a ripe pear aroma, but everything is still imbued with that vivid freshness. The palate is pervasive, bright, streamlined and incisive, wholly unlike any other Pinot Gris. This has cut, stone, verve and immense energy with a long, absolutely citric finish. The 2025 is incredible (Bone-dry). Drinking Window: 2028 - 2060. 97 points" Anne Krebiehl MW , Vinous.com------"The brain-rattling concentration, smokiness and flinty energy of this unique dry pinot gris don’t fit in any box on this planet. Definitely not full-bodied, but how could you say it is medium-bodied with this intensity of expression? In spite of the power, it shoots almost weightlessly up into the heavens and pulls you with it. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drinkable now, but best from 2027. 100 points" Stuart Piggott, jamessuckling.com |
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| WHITE | 2023 | Zind Humbrecht - Pinot Gris Rotenberg | 75cl | £194 per case of 6 | Zind Humbrecht Pinot Gris Rotenberg 2023 / / 75cl £194 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes"Smoky and flint, this is an intensely minerally, bone-dry pinot gris. Hard to say what weight this has, because it is powerful yet so incredibly fresh. This has astonishing energy on the racy and driving finish that must be tasted to be believed. Try to be patience, because this is a ticking flavor bomb. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drinkable now, but best from 2027. 96 points" Stuart Piggott, jamessuckling.com |
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| WHITE | 2023 | Zind Humbrecht - Riesling Brand Grand Cru | 75cl | £325 per case of 6 | Zind Humbrecht Riesling Brand Grand Cru 2023 / / 75cl £325 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes"The 2023 Riesling Brand Grand Cru was grown on granite from the Steinglitz parcel, amongst others. It has a slightly reductive smokiness and a touch of tart red apple skin. The palate is immediately juicy, salty and full of crunch and verve. It's thrilling, bright, hair-raising and full of a beautiful, sunny, vivid, lively energy, like the most delicious jolt of freshness. (Bone-dry). Drinking Window: 2028 - 2060. 97 points" Anne Krebiehl MW , Vinous.com------"This giant of granitic minerality creeps up on you, the crushed rocks and minerals building dramatically as it flows over the medium- to full-bodied palate. Incredible intensity of fresh pineapple, star fruit, fresh mint and basil aromas is married to delicate creaminess and racy acidity that make this so exciting in the super-focused finish. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drinkable now, but best from 2026. 99 points" Stuart Piggott, jamessuckling.com |
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| WHITE | 2023 | Zind Humbrecht - Riesling Clos Hauserer | 75cl | £227 per case of 6 | Zind Humbrecht Riesling Clos Hauserer 2023 / / 75cl £227 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes"The 2023 Riesling Clos Hauserer comes from the foot of the Hengst Grand Cru on deeper, clay-rich soils atop Oligocene limestone. Slight reduction plays on the nose, blending in with subtle citrus peel hints. The palate is fresh and flowing, with a beautifully smooth midpalate texture, a touch of creaminess and a serene note of ripe Amalfi lemon. This is beautiful, smooth, balanced and bone dry with a wonderfully lip-smacking finish. (Bone-dry). Drinking Window: 2025 - 2050. 93 points" Anne Krebiehl MW , Vinous.com------"The toasty lees character and generous peachy fruit are wound around a very firm core on the medium- to full-bodied palate of this concentrated and very well-structured dry Alsace riesling. This really needs some time to open up. Very zesty and chalky finish that’s still tightly wound. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drinkable now, but best from 2026. 96 points" Stuart Piggott, jamessuckling.com |
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| WHITE | 2023 | Zind Humbrecht - Riesling Heimbourg | 75cl | £196 per case of 6 | Zind Humbrecht Riesling Heimbourg 2023 / / 75cl £196 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes"The 2023 Riesling Heimbourg is from two steep parcels within this site neighboring Grand Cru Brand on iron-rich limestone from the Oligocene, a mix of limestone and sandstone with a reddish color. The parcels look west, so they get afternoon and evening light that helps ripen the skins. This has a lovely, smoky note of reduction with touches of anise and fennel seed amidst its apple and citrus notions. The 2023 is bright, brilliant and textured with a lovely phenolic crunch on its delicate structure. It is vivid, delicious and animating. (Bone-dry). Drinking Window: 2028 - 2050. 94 points" Anne Krebiehl MW , Vinous.com------"Still tightly wound, but with stunning elegance on the concentrated, medium-bodied palate, which has fabulous yellow peach aromas and refined chalkiness. Then comes the extraordinary freshness in the dynamic yet refined finish. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drink or hold. 95 points" Stuart Piggott, jamessuckling.com |
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| WHITE | 2023 | Zind Humbrecht - Riesling Rangen de Thann Clos St Urbain Grand Cru | 75cl | £380 per case of 6 | Zind Humbrecht Riesling Rangen de Thann Clos St Urbain Grand Cru 2023 / / 75cl £380 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes"The 2023 Riesling Rangen de Thann Clos Saint Urbain Grand Cru is from this steep, iconic site in the far south of Alsace. Smokiness mixes with notions of green citrus on the nose, aromatic, vivid, enticing and lifted. The palate is pure, crystalline, chiseled, uncompromising and precise. This is long, pervasive and energetic, always with that gorgeous smokiness. If you can imagine drinking stone, this is it, yet with a flowing charm. (Bone-dry). Drinking Window: 2028 - 2060. 98 points" Anne Krebiehl MW , Vinous.com------"Gigantic concentration, elegance and finesse. The smokiness floats like a cloud over the deep dark waters of this unique wine. The spiciness is so delicate and fascinating, and although the texture is super silky, the dark minerality gives this an almost supernatural intensity in the finish. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drinkable now, but best from 2026. 99 points" Stuart Piggott, jamessuckling.com |
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