Zind-Humbrecht Riesling Brand

Gold straw colour. Smells of baked pears, butter, diesel. Off dry, mature with fresh apple too. The body is substantial and the acidity is refreshing then a little tannin like from an apple peel. Long ,apple, pear diesel finish. Excellent.

2005 vintage

Bone dry and old

2005 vintage

WWC - JD (FWC) : Tasted blind - deep gold in the glass, it looked very old and very oxidized. Carmel on the nose, with slight petrol mixed in. But the typical Riesling stone fruit flavors were there, just with an oxidized component. It was crazy to compare this one with the 2005 Pegasus Bay (which was from a screwcap), and how different they looked and presented themselves. I guessed this was a 15-20 year old German Riesling.

2005 vintage

Absolutely brilliant, just starting to open its drinking window and will continue to last for quite a few more years.

2005 vintage

A great aged Riesling. Emblematic Riesling notes. Sweet tropical tone and dry in the palate. Petrol and minerality in equal measures. Just kept improving.

2005 vintage

PNP into Rona white wine glass (“Leaf” day): Medium copperish to the eyes. Florals, honeyed. ripe secondary stone fruits like lightly sugar preserved apricots. Starting to develop petrol notes. Well balanced. Some residual sugar. 92-93 points.

2005 vintage

Still bone dry but at least it’s more interesting.

2005 vintage

balanced petrol notes darkish. sweet nose but dry texture. with whitefish. i liked it a lot

2005 vintage

Another terrific bottle. Well balanced, with lush honeyed ginger and apricot notes layered upon a well structured river of juicy minerality. A bit more mellowed than last bottle- i'd say this is at peak.

2005 vintage

Dinner at Table, Donkey and Stick (Chicago, IL) : This might be one of my preferred ZH bottlings (well, this is but the second one I've had, but it showed very similar to how I remembered the 1994 a while back). There's so much fruit here that you perceive this as a feinherb, residual sugar content notwithstanding. I love the sweet fruit on this, and although there isn't that amazing Mosel acidity cut, this is good in its own right.

2005 vintage

Seemed over the hill, oxidation notes, darker colour, very rich and tropical fruits nose with peach pit flavour. I did agree with other comments hat the wine had a sweet nose and dry taste. Odd.

2005 vintage

I had 6 half-bottle of this wine. I drank 5 of them too soon as I did not think it would evolve well. It was rather thin, dry and lacking in richness. I was rather disappointed. I opened this last, almost forgotten bottle, and did not expect this: wonderful nose of petroleum and orange zest. Rich mouth with perfect balance between fruit, acidity and a touch of spices. Great lenght. Lesson learned. Grand cru Brand: wait a little.

2005 vintage

Riesling Tasting (ByTerkel@MichaelsPlace) : Always impressive!

2005 vintage

As per recent notes, serve well chilled to maintain an excellent balance. Drink up this year.

2005 vintage

Golden color,a bit darker than I expected for an '05. This wine is what I've come to expect from Brand: big, rich fruit, bold structure with an underlying core of acid to make it bone dry despite the upfront sweetness. I'm inclined to drink remaining bottles sooner than later.

2005 vintage

Bone dry and unfeelingly harsh. Nice enough dark notes, but this half bottle seems unrepentant. Go figure,

2005 vintage

Unlike its big brother in my cellar (2005 Zind-Humbrecht Riesling Grand Cru Rangen de Thann Clos St. Urbain) which is barely starting to hit its straps, the Hauserer, as my previous note implies, is at the end of its journey. It needs to be served chilled and be drunk up while it still maintains enough structure and grip before becoming blousy - its fate in a year or so I fear. Still very good (just) but fading fast.

2005 vintage

4 bottles drunk at Surrey's European Movement lunch held at home. Much enjoyed as a fuller off dry style by many, in contrast to the usual dry fare typically served up. Previous note applies - serve well chilled and drink up over the next twelve months.

2005 vintage

What a great wine for summer! These 7 half bottles, purchased at auction, have evaporated very quickly over the past month. The corks have proven to be difficult, but the wine itself surprisingly consistent with my previous notes. Namely, the colder the better! At a party last week this was a favorite, popped two half bottles. Today, I popped one after staining a door outside on a hot summer's day. Perfect! Only one more half bottle left.

2005 vintage

This wine is strange, but in an interesting way. When chilled to normal fridge temperature, this is really disjointed with a note of sweet followed by a note of acid; as recommended by another reviewer (my hat's off to NICKBURWOOD) this wine only reaches a 90+ score by chilling below fridge temp. I put a glass in the subzero and in 15 min noticed complete integration of the fruit (apple mostly) and acid. Quite nice and harmonious, and not too …

2005 vintage

Somewhat disjointed flavor profile with a blend of acid and sweetness. Went down quickly as the starter for a long meal.

2005 vintage

Can't emphasise enough that this wine must be drunk distinctly chilled to concentrate the flavours and elevate it from a (still good) but slightly flabby and sweetish 87 to its excellent 90 points rating. Drink up by end of 2015.

2005 vintage

Top notch stuff. Thankfully low on petrol.

2005 vintage

Concentrated but juicy wine. Low on acidity. Brown spices, nectarines, vanilla and peaches, but also bitter notes of grape and some saltiness. Interesting and with some complexity.

2005 vintage

As per previous note, but needs minimal breathing time and best served below cellar temperature to concentrate flavour.

2005 vintage

First sign of problem was the dark golden, almost amber, color. Then the nose was dominated by a burnt caramel aroma. Blind, I would have guessed an aged gewurztraminer. There was still plenty of zest at the edges, but with a heavy, creamy center. It definitely was atypical to the point of seeming flawed. Has been stored impeccably. I have one more bottle and will try it soon.

2005 vintage

Med golden yellow. Petrol, apple, baked sugar. Apple and spice. Off dry. Electric. Referencing my note from 2 years ago... I was wrong. This wine is holding its peak/plateau.

2005 vintage

Opened 45 mins before drinking. Some diesel and clean spiced apple aromas. Viscous honeyed mouth feel, some grapey and pectic residual sweetness - fully mature in my opinion with another three years ahead at this level. Needs food, spicey/smoky ideally. Fine if idiosyncratic.

2005 vintage

This half seems old. Go figure.

2005 vintage

Golden, a little sediment. Apple, Apple candy and wax nose. Rich feel, Apple, roses, smoke, medium long. Delicious, lifted with some VA. Off dry, acid is good for now

2005 vintage

Strong and concentrated. A bit chubby body with a whiff of surmaturité, brown spices, nectarines, vanilla and peaches, but also bitter notes of grape and some saltiness. Not so much acidity, but interesting and with some complexity. Not lean and harmonious. Prefers attention over harmony...

2005 vintage

Beautiful rich gold colour, striking. Also a viscous look in the glass. Nose of honey, slate, tropical fruit (pineapple esp.), petrol. Lovely. Medium body with moderate acidity. Flavours on the palate very true to the nose. Very nice experience. Good match with roasted pork tenderloin with caramelized apples.

2005 vintage

Sweet fruit and petrol. Good with our chinese food. Drink up.

2005 vintage

Some petrol and gingerbread on the nose. Apples and honey, with a bit of baking spice on the palate. A whiff of sweetness overlying crisp acidity. Not as flabby as some other Alsace wines we have had recently. A nice pairing with Indian.

2005 vintage

Debbie's Birthday : A little closed, perhaps too cold.

2005 vintage

Quite blousey and boisterous, the nose is subdued, but the mouth is large; the length is in the middle somewhere... Spicy and almost excessively "deep" in the back of the throat in a sort of dark way. Doesn't strike me as a real beauty of an ager, but it seems to be in a good spot now - for what it shows.

2005 vintage

absolutely fantastic, brilliant perfume

2005 vintage

Tropical fruity nose.Very balanced and elegant apricote,honey palate.Tasted blind and was the favorite in the riesling tasting.

2005 vintage

EWG Riesling and Pinot at Yujean Kang's (Yujean Kang's, Pasadena, CA) : Nose is a bit tight letting on some subtlety later in the way of some wet autumn leaves. Very dry on the palate with a bit of a bite on the back end. Alsace isn't showing up to play tonight.

2005 vintage

This was an outstanding wine. And given the relatively low score by Schildknecht and by CT users, could it be that this wine just needed a couple more years in the bottle to come together? Beautiful golden colour, nose of yellow plum, peach, honey, petrol and a hint of smoke. Beautiful balance on a very rich and dry, floral palate of plums, spices. Despite 15,5 pct. alcohol, there was no heat on the palate. Kudos to my friend for guessing …

2005 vintage

came together on the second day. day one - life was clumsy for this guy - all muscle and very little nuance. the yellow fruits and grapefruit showed up on the second day and balanced out the minerality. didn't have the depth that I expected and this seems overprices for what is delivered.

2005 vintage

This wine did not meet my expectations. The nose had subdued aromatics but did open with time and warming. The issue I had with the wine was the palate ... it seemed clumbsy and short on the finish. Is the wine too dry? It just did not seem to have personality this night. Perhaps it is closed. Not a bad wine for the sale price at Premier Cru but I acutally prefer the Heimbourg at this point.

2005 vintage

i'm hoping this wine was just too young/ closed. underachieving tonight, for sure.

2005 vintage

The Magical 2005 Vintage at Domaine Zind Humbrecht (Turckheim, Alsace, France) : This bottle had the unenviable task of following the stunning Windsbuhl Riesling. Despite this, it made it's own characteristics well known. Very aromatic and rich on the nose, then followed by a very dry palate and a super long finish. When these grapes were picked Olivier thought he had a Brand VT and in the end it fermented to an indice 1 after 15 months. Despite this it …

2005 vintage

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