Zind Humbrecht - Riesling Grand Cru Rangen de Thann Clos Saint Urbain 2022 (750ml)

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Producer	Zind Humbrecht
Country	France
Region	Alsace
Varietal	Riesling
Vintage	2022
Sku	8348

 

The late-budding and rather late-ripening Clos Saint-Urbain, in the very south of Alsace, meets the very warm and solar 2022 vintage in this wine. What a thrilling setting this is, the more so since August and September brought rather cooler conditions to this cooler but, due to its dark soils and stony terraces in summer, nevertheless warm terroir of the Rangen. Indeed, the pH level was rather low in 2022 (at 3.1) and caused a dry and tense Riesling that doesn't at all show the characteristics of the Rieslings around Turckheim or elsewhere in Alsace.

All the yellow and fresh tropical fruit of the world is packed into this exceptionally complex and mind-blowingly intense wine that pushes the envelope of minerality all the way, and then some. If that isn’t your thing, then get off the bus, but for friends of very focused, stony wines this is a staggering experience. The smoky, salty and spicy finish is really extraordinary. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drink or hold.

Intensely savory and concentrated, with a salty, leesy character to notes of green melon and roasted agave. Hints of warm baking spices and honey add warmth to the ripe core, but this is mostly about mineral-driven power and saline depth. Chalky stone layers draw out the finish, which shows a firm structure and is still unwinding. Drink now through 2038. 100 cases imported.