Hengst Gewurztraminer Zind Humbrecht 2021

Domaine Zind-Humbrecht Hengst Gewurztraminer 2021 is a full-bodied, off-dry white wine from the Grand Cru of Hengst in the Alsace region of northern France. Managed by the vineyard-focused Olivier Zind-Humbrecht MW, Domaine Zind-Humbrecht produces wines of depth, precision and profound ageability from typical Alsatian grape varieties. The estate has been certified biodynamic since 2002. "The Hengst vineyard Our Grand Cru Hengst is produced from two very old plots, located in the south/south-east part of this vineyard. The oldest one dates back to the early 1920s, and the other one was planted by my grandfather Emile Zind in the early 1950s. These old vines are made with a fantastic old style massal selection of Gewurztraminer grape. The iron rich red Oligocene limestone soil allows for a perfect phenolic maturation of the grapes. Hengst also enjoys a dry and warm ripening conditions, so the grapes tend to remain healthy and do not develop rot (or noble rot) very easily, so the style of this vineyard is often an austere, complex spicy type of wine that also has a natural tannic quality, not far from a light red wine." Olivier Humbrecht MW