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Gewurztraminer Vendanges Tardives Herrenweg de Turckheim Vieilles vignes Zind-Humbrecht (Domaine) 1986

  • Exotic fruit
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Wine for ageing
  • Color: Dessert White
  • Biodynamics
  • 14% 
  • 0.75L
  • Intensity
  • Dessert wine

Rich, concentrated and opulent: this Gewürztraminer reveals a full-bodied and delicate palate with a persistant finish. A superb Alsatian white. More info

  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 2.5cm
  • Label: 1 torn label, 1 marked label
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Country/Region: Alsace
  • Appellation/Wine: Gewurztraminer
  • Producer/Owner: Zind-Humbrecht (Domaine)
  • More information....

Gewurztraminer Vendanges Tardives Herrenweg de Turckheim Vieilles vignes Zind-Humbrecht (Domaine) serve at a temperature of 12°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Tapas de figues et foie gras, Fourme dAmbert, Tarte aux poires.

  • Vintage score: 10/20
  • Lot presentation
    Gewurztraminer Vendanges Tardives Herrenweg de Turckheim Vieilles vignes Zind-Humbrecht (Domaine)

    The wine

    Large swathes of Herrenweg are planted with Gewürztraminer, since this varietal loves sunshine and it tolerates the heat much better than others. The limestone soil of the Herrenweg terroir gives the Gewürztraminer its great ageing potential and an immense mineral content; these characteristics are showcased and amplified through biodynamic winemaking. Grapes are harvested very ripe – around 50% of which are botrytized – and fermentation is relatively short, lasting just 1 month, in order to retain a well-balanced sugar content. This cuvée has a beautiful yellow colour, opening on the nose with fresh notes of exotic fruit and citrus; the palate is sweet but balanced. The Herrenweg de Turckheim terroir is situated on plain which enjoys lengthy sun exposure, unshadowed by the Vosges mountains until late evening.

    Information about domain Zind-Humbrecht

    Zind Humbrecht was created in 1959 as a result of the merger of the wine producing operations of the Humbrecht family in Gueberschwihr and the Zind family in Wintzenheim. The Humbrechts are a very old wine-making family, who have been passing their skills from one generation to the next since the Thirty Years War (1620). The property has 40 hectares and is managed according to biodynamic principles. Zind Humbrecht has long been established as one of Alsace's most reputable producers. Léonard Humbrecht has placed quality over quantity, developing superb terroirs that have been neglected because they are too difficult to work, such as Rangen in Thann. Today, Olivier Humbrecht and his father are only interested in exceptional terroirs; their insistence on quality, combined with virtuoso technical ability, enable them to produce exceptionally dense, complex wines that are always respectful of the characteristics of the grape varieties and the terroir.

    Detailed characteristics

    • Quantity: 1 Bottle
    • Level: 1 2.5cm
    • Label: 1 torn label, 1 marked label
    • Origin: Private individual
    • Type of cellar: Classic underground cellar
    • Recoverable VAT: No
    • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
    • French customs seal: no
    • Alcohol percentage: 14 %
    • Country/Region: Alsace
    • Appellation/Wine: Gewurztraminer
    • Producer/Owner: Zind-Humbrecht (Domaine)
    • Vintage: 1986
    • Color: Dessert White
    • Service temperature: 12°
    • Viticulture: Biodynamics 
    • Intensity: Dessert wine
    • Dominant aroma: Exotic fruit
    • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
    • Grape variety: 100% Gewurztraminer
    Gewurztraminer Vendanges Tardives Herrenweg de Turckheim Vieilles vignes Zind-Humbrecht (Domaine)
    Gewurztraminer Vendanges Tardives Herrenweg de Turckheim Vieilles vignes Zind-Humbrecht (Domaine)

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