ZIND HUMBRECHT RIESLING HEIMBOURG 2023 - white

Style: Rocks & MineralsIf you were to ask any serious wine expert for his or her list of the top white wine estates in the world today, Alsace's Domaine Zind-Humbrecht would nearly always be among those included. Domaine Zind-Humbrecht is one of the world’s most famous white wine estates, producing a bevy of world-class bottlings that have very few peers in their respective categories. IAN D’AGATAThe Heimbourg de Turckheim single vineyard is facing the Grand Cru Brand, on a steep southwest to west slope. The sun illuminates the west-facing plots late in the morning but on the other hand they receive more sunshine hours in the evening. The marl-calcareous-sandstone substrate of the Oligocene is here composed of limestone pebbles enclosed in a red calcareous sandstone, rich in iron. The soils are shallow, and the bedrock is almost outcropping, but fractured, which allows the roots to plunge. Although coming from a very calcareous terroir, the Heimbourg wines express a certain delicacy and aromatic openness, probably the result of late sunshine in the evening. It is a small great terroir of Turckheim! In 2023, the Riesling suffered from some coulure and therefore the volume produced is low. The grapes were however magnificent, very healthy, and produced a dry wine after a long fermentation. The nose is still on its reserve, expressing aromas of wet stones, a strong minerality or even complex reduction. Very quickly we find a citrus, anise, liquorice, menthol framework… The texture of the mouth is precise and lively. The acidity brings a touch of severity on the attack but the wine reveals a juicy and pleasant finish, with a beautiful salivation. A racy wine that will keep well! ZIND-HUMBRECHTThe 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) ANNE KREBIEHL MW, VinousRegion : Alsace, FRANCEVariety : Riesling ABV: 12.5%Liquor Act 2007. It is against the law to sell or supply alcohol to, or to obtain alcohol on behalf of a person under the age of 18 years. Lic No. LIQP770016424 *We endeavour to ensure the correct vintage is displayed, however some variations may occur in store and for delivered bottles.