2007 Riesling Clos Windsbuhl
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Eight years after it had been harvested, the 2007 Riesling Clos Windsbuhl offers a clear, beautifully matured Riesling bouquet that combines fruit ripeness and intensity with purity and distinction. 2007 was probably the finest vintage for Riesling before 2014, and Humbrecht's bone dry Windsbuhl is not the worst example to underline this thesis. Its bouquet is discreet, precise and rather ascetic in its meatless flavors of mint, ginger and grated lemon peels. The palate is very linear and salty, especially in the finish, which is quite austere and will always be. Densely woven and very compact, this is an ascetic Riesling that should be served with food -- raw fish for example. The wine won't get better from here, but will keep its gastronomic character for at least another ten years.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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RS 1.4 g/l, TA 5.8, yields 55 hl/ha. Firm, tangy, quite austere nose with obvious tension. Bone dry and intense. Positively vibrates on the palate. Great corseted flavour and fruit. So long and such energy. Terrific wine. What a start to a tasting! Coded 1. (JR)
(13.2% alcohol, 1.4 g/l r.s and 5.8 acidity; the last vineyard picked in 2007, even after the VTs and SGNs-and with no botrytis, according to Humbrecht) Bright yellow. Musky, chalky aromas of peach, spices, smoke and lichee. More chalky earth than peachy fruits on the dense palate today; in a penetrating, rocky style, with bright but integrated acidity and noteworthy length. No ML here. I love this style. Olivier noted that this fruit was harvested a full 130 days after the flowering. (The Riesling Clos Hauserer was still fermenting its sugars.)
About the producer
Widely acknowledged as one of the legendary wineries in Alsace, the wines of Domaine Zind-Humbrecht are nothing short of magical. Certified organic and biodynamic, the estate crafts an extensive range of wines, including many Grand Cru and single-vineyard bottlings.