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Gewurztraminer Hengst

2019
Color
White
Grape variety
100% Gewurztraminer
Capacity
Bottle 75 cl
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Bright pale yellow colour. The nose is subtle, with classic light floral aromas, heralding a delicate wine with a lacy structure. The palate is airy, offering a very vertical wine, enhanced by a dry, strict, taut and persistent finish. It is amazing how such a light wine can offer such presence and character. This wine will go far and develop the full potential of this Grand Cru vineyard.

This same unique terroir gives the dry, broad-bodied Gewurztraminer a singular expression of citron and cardamom. In a very fine momentum, accompanied by a nuance of oriental spices, the Hengst reveals itself gently with great persistence.

Only the two parcels of old vines, planted in 1957 and before 1939, are used to produce this wine in the Hengst Grand Cru, and they are also located in the historic heart of the Grand Cru, halfway up the hillside, facing south-southeast. The Oligocene limestone is a young limestone, covered with little marl and very aggressive for the vine (45% active limestone!). The Hengst also benefits from a warm and dry meso-climate, ideal for obtaining a good physiological maturity for this grape variety. The harvest is often late, but Hengst develops little noble rot and only late, which was the case in 2012. Hengst grapes also have the ability to ferment well and produce powerful wines, less marked by residual sugars.

Unfortunately, Muscat is slowly disappearing from the Alsace wine scene and production will soon be less than 1% of the region! The Grand Cru Goldert has always been specialised for Muscat, in particular for the petit grain type (later maturation, higher acidity) called Muscat d'Alsace. Even today, more than a third of the vineyard is planted with this variety, making it probably the largest in Alsace. Muscat is a high yielding grape that can often lack structure and complexity. The late-ripening Oolithic limestone of Goldert has the potential to bring balance, structure and ageing potential to this wine, but more importantly, it can also harness the powerful varietal flavours and impose a complex mineral style. The 2016 was harvested with slightly less alcoholic power than usual and fermented over a full year to achieve ideal balance.

Our recommendations When and how to serve it?

What a dish with the Gewurztraminer Hengst?

Peach and Pear in syrup, Fruit Salad

Practical information

Apogee: 2024 - 2039

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SKU 348
Name of wine Gewurztraminer Hengst
Vintage 2019
A venir No
Limited production No
Note RVF 97/100
Consumption recommendation 2024 - 2039
Alcohol degree 13.5
Capacity Bottle 75 cl
Original packaging 6
Type of packaging Cardboard
Certified Viticulture Organic and Biodynamic
Colour White
Contient des sulfites Yes
Type of product Wine
Country France
Region Alsace
Appellation Alsace Grand Cru AOP
Domain Zind-Humbrecht
Sweetness index ( Scale from 1 to 9 ) 3 Half-dry
Dominant style Complete - Harmonious
Grape varieties 100% Gewurztraminer
Dominant grape variety Gewurztraminer

The Estate Zind-Humbrecht

The Zind-Humbrecht estate, founded in 1959 by the union of the properties of Emile Zind and Zénon Humbrecht, has succeeded in becoming one of the leading French estates over the last few decades. Wine lovers all over the world recognise the exceptional quality of the terroirs and the work of the visionary Olivier Humbrecht, who succeeds in creating the finest Alsatian nuggets year after year.
Today, the vineyard of the Zind-Humbrecht estate covers 41.1 hectares with a plantation divided between 30% Gewurztraminer, 30% Pinot gris, 30% Riesling, 7% Pinot blanc and 3% Muscat. In addition to all these white terroirs, there is one hectare devoted to the cultivation of Pinot Noir. Entirely converted to biodynamic cultivation since 2000, the wines of Zind-Humbrecht have continued to gain in complexity and minerality. The first French master of wine succeeds in producing intense, powerful, rich, salivating wines, with a straightforwardness and density that are quite exceptional. Tasting a great terroir wine such as a Grand Cru Rangen de Thann, a Clos Jebsal or a Clos Windsbuhl remains a very special emotion... Zind-Humbrecht wines can be found on the Passionnés du Vin website. The best vintages, often in several vintages, are proposed to discover or rediscover the quality of the terroir and the fruity taste of these Alsace wines. Treat yourself and order your bottle of Zind-Humbrecht now, to be enjoyed in moderation of course. For an exceptional moment...

The Estate Zind-Humbrecht

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