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Trimbach,
Ready, but will keep,
You can smell the ripeness oozing from the glass of this racy Riesling. On the palate it is rich, weighty, complex and mouthwateringly dry, before an elegant and seriously long finish. The only problem is deciding when to drink it. You will love it now, although if you leave it for 5 to 10 years, you will happily swap a vital organ for just a glass! Delicious.
(Simon Staples, Berrys' Fine Wine Director)
(Simon Staples, Berrys' Fine Wine Director)
Domaine Zind Humbrecht,
Ready, but will keep,
Rubbing shoulders with Heimbourg and overlooking Turckheim, this small but steep, west/northwest- facing, red calcareous vineyard tends to give fruit blessed with fine acidity. This was particularly welcome in the super ripe 2005 vintage, when the tiny, berry by berry, 8hl/ha harvest was especially late and strung-out, giving 280 grams of residual sugar and only eight percent alcohol.
Consequently the wine's disarmingly succulent, toast, honey, barley sugar and peach flavours are perfectly balanced by an extra gear of freshness and mouth-watering acidity. This is decadent and delicate all in one.
Consequently the wine's disarmingly succulent, toast, honey, barley sugar and peach flavours are perfectly balanced by an extra gear of freshness and mouth-watering acidity. This is decadent and delicate all in one.
Domaine Zind Humbrecht,
Ready, but will keep,
Only grapes from the two oldest vineyards are used to produce Hengst. Small, rich grapes have fashioned an amazingly concentrated and aromatic wine showing the delicate aroma of English roses and oriental spices. There is exquisite balance with everything in perfect harmony. Delicious to drinknow or keep until 2015.
Domaine Zind Humbrecht,
Ready, but will keep,
From the Clos Windsbuhl which at 350m enjoys arelatively cool climate, this is fuller, denser and richer than the Clos Huserer. There is a hint of botrytic smoke on the nose yet the palate has astrident, pure vein of minerality. Made in a very dry, lean style, the palate continues to develop long after the wine is swallowed. Drink 2010-2020.
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The driver behind Humbrecht's Clos Windsbuhl wines is their acidity and the freshness it gives them, which makes this late harvest Pinot Gris a natural partner for all decadent chocolate permutations that even the most creative of minds (in the William Curley vein) might be able to concoct. Notes of honey and apricot combined with the aforementioned acidic backbone and it's hard to imagine life beyond dessert.
Nicholas Stewart - Wine Buying Team