ZIND HUMBRECKT RIESLING TURCKHEIM 2020

£21.95

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Description

Very expressive nose displaying beautiful aromatics (citrus, fresh fruits, verbena) while also conveying a sense of serious structure and ageability. This is a very dry wine showing a ripe saline acidity and quite a zesty finish that balances the relative power of this wine. 

Produced from several sites near the winery in Turckheim. Biodynamic in both vineyard and winery, this wine ferments naturally over many months in large old oak casks, and is bottled in the summer following the harvest.

This Riesling originates from the light gravelly valley floor near Turckheim, mostly around the winery cellars. Such soils are very precocious because the pebbles warm up quickly in springtime and this area gets less shadow from the mountains, while still being protected from the northern winds. With no clay and only a very small amount of very fine sand and silt, they do need more water than a richer marl soil for example. Obviously, older vines would suffer less, but it is actually very difficult for the roots to go really deep in such stony soils. 2020 climate was ideal for such vineyards. Important rainfalls early and mid-August helped the vines not to stress. The ripeness process was fast and homogenous. The grapes were very healthy and allowed for the production of a completely dry wine, thanks to a fast and intense fermentation.Vegan friendly.

Biodynamic farming.

12.9% / 75cl