2002 Pinot Gris Rotenberg Vendanges Tardives
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The intense but radiant amber-colored 2002 Pinot Gris Rotenberg Vendange Tardive opens with an intense but pure and elegant nose with ripe stone fruit aromas intermingled with flinty and iron-scented terroir aromas. It's very well defined on the nose and highly stimulating. On the palate, this is a rich and intense, savory and saline-finishing VT from the cooler Rotenberg, which is facing west-northwest and hosts the vines, which average 21 years in age, in red-colored limestone soils. This is very elegant and balanced Pinot with remarkable, almost Riesling-like acidity and finesse and a mineral backbone that uplifts the rich body and makes it taste much less sweet but rather fruity. It has notes of stewed apples and pears with caramel, like tarte Tatin. 14% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted in January 2023.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Stephan Reinhardt, Wine Advocate
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(14% alcohol and 110 g/l r.s.) A fruit bomb on the nose, with exotic quince, apricot and fruit aromas. Supersweet and intensely spicy, but slightly hard-edged today, with aggressive alcohol and strong acids giving it a youthful toughness. A very rich, powerful VT with a rather tannic finish. This, too, will need bottle aging to settle down and harmonize.
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.