Domaine Zind Humbrecht, Gewurztraminer Thann Clos Saint Urbain Grand Cru, Rangen

Wow, this has improved in just a year since the last one I had. Beautiful stone fruit, lychee, developing some honey; the residual sugar is integrating nicely at this point. improved from 92 to 94 on the second night. This is why I love Gewurtz from alsace,

Medium golden color. Intense aromas of pineapple, lychee, rose petal, lemon peel, vanilla, honey. Medium+ acidity, residual sugar, off-dry, full body. Intense taste of pineapple, lychee, apricot, pomelo, spice, honey. Long mineral, salty finish. Excelent.

This wine should get better; Nice stone fruit, some lychee and a touch of smoke and herbs; It shows the residual sugar, bot not at the dessert wine level; Nice minerality and moderate acid. I would give it more time if you have other bottles so the flavors can integrate more. I think it will become a 93-94 pt wine in 4-5 years at least

Made from grapes harvested in early October. Average vineyard age here is 36 years. 13,5% alcohol, 44,2 g/l residual sugar, 4,05 g/l acidity and pH 3,74. Bottled in 08/2016. Medium-deep yellow-green color. Fresh, youthful and surprisingly mineral nose with aromas of golden apples, some peach, a little bit of honey, light sweet notes of exotic spices, a volcanic hint of smoke and a touch of perfumed floral tones. Surprisingly restrained on the heady Gewurztraminer aromatics. The wine is medium-bodied, oily …

Pure, powerful and with great length, a beautiful wine. Incredibly aromatic on the nose and weighty on the palate. Consumed over two days, accompanying Thai curry on the first day and by itself on the second day. While this wine will of course develop over time, there is a lot of enjoyment to be had right now from its freshness, purity and zing.

For me this is the pick of the Zind Gewurtz's in 2015 - although I do not think this is a great vintage for Windsbuhl (usually my favourite). Great balance of acidity, sweetness, concentration and complexity. More balance than Windsbuhl and more stuffing and complexity than Hengst (but without the noticeable pepper of the Hengst). This will drink well from 2020 but hold easily to 2030. 94-95pts

2015 Zind Humbrecht? Current gold indeed (Domaine Zind Humbrecht) : Well, well, well. My initial reaction to this was a wine that was even more impressive than the two great Rieslings of Rangen de Thann and Brand. Well, OK, a different cepage of course and a different style, but this is the one of the very best Gewurztraminers I have ever had, period. Why? One has opulence, sure, but also substance, depth and beguiling spice aromatics that are at once …

Más que por lo que muestra se disfruta por lo que promete, hay una mineralidad seductora por debajo de la fruta tropical y las golosas notas florales acompañadas de sensaciones especiadas. En boca entra bien, pasa cremoso, con notable dulzor, bien de acidez, de nuevo sensaciones minerales y retronasal floral. Largo y estructurado.