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"I don't know what is more mind-boggling, the quality of Domaine Zind Humbrecht's wines or Olivier Humbrecht's complete dedication to quality. This tall, powerful, and intellectual man may well be the finest winemaker in the world." Robert Parker

Each year, Domaine Zind-Humbrecht produces some of Alsace’s most sumptuous and sought-after wines. The property is managed by Olivier Humbrecht, one of the world’s only winemakers to attain M.W. status and a passionate and intelligent advocate for the wines of Alsace and the benefits of Biodynamic farming. Under his guidance this legendary estate produces pure, powerful, racy bottlings that are astonishingly faithful to their individual vineyard sites.

Olivier has overseen so many successful vintages, it’s hardly newsworthy to say that his portfolio of 2008s is spectacular across the board. In this newsletter, as an introduction to the success Zind-Humbrecht had in 2008, we offer three affordable newly released wines that can beat the stuffing out of almost any other wines from Alsace.

Domaine Zind Humbrecht Pinot Gris 2008

Regular Price : $27.99  Sale Price: $22.39  

"This wine is made mostly from all our grapes from the Herrenweg vineyard blended with a few of our other vineyards in order to top up the cask. Like the other grape varieties coming from this gravely soil, Herrenweg did very well in 2008. The climate allowed great ripening while also helped to retain acidity levels usually only seen on our better calcareous vineyards.

The color shows the extra ripeness: beautiful gold. The nose is powerful and intense, with lots of nutty flavors, cocoa (slight noble rot) and ripe white fruits (peach, pears). The palate feels much drier than the nose or the analysis would suggest. t is big and bold, but with very firm acidity. The wine eventually develops interesting stony flavors. This is a very complex ‘varietal’ wine! It will go perfectly with most poultry dishes, veal, and of course many Asian style dishes.” Olivier Humbrecht

Domaine Zind Humbrecht Riesling 2008

Regular Price : $23.99  Sale Price: $19.19  

"The Riesling grape in general on our estate ripened ideally for a long time, but never went into over ripeness. Perfect health, vibrant acidity and good phenolic ripeness mean that the Rieslings are dry, nervous, very mineral and racy in 2008. This wine mostly originates from gravely soils from the Herrenweg vineyard located in the warm village of Turckheim, but we also added some richer limestone vineyards to complete the cask. This explains why it opens quickly in its youth, showing attractive fruity flavors, but if kept for a few years, it will also develop serious minerality. Our aim was to be able to harvest an elegant potentially dry Riesling.” Olivier Humbrecht

* Note: The ZH Riesling 2008 is due in at the end of the month. In the meantime, we still have the outstanding 2007 Riesling in stock. Both the Gewürztraminer and Pinot Gris have already arrived.

Domaine Zind Humbrecht Riesling 2007

Regular Price : $23.99  Sale Price: $19.19  

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