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 Vintage1985 Label 1 of 53 
TypeWhite
ProducerZind-Humbrecht (web)
VarietyRiesling
Designationn/a
VineyardRangen de Thann Clos St. Urbain
CountryFrance
RegionAlsace
SubRegionn/a
AppellationAlsace Grand Cru

Drinking Windows and Values
Drinking window: Drink between 1992 and 2006 (based on 204 user opinions)
Wine Market Journal quarterly auction price: See Zind Humbrecht Riesling Rangen de Thann Clos St. Urbain on the Wine Market Journal.

Community Tasting History

Community Tasting Notes (average 94 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 3 notes) - hiding notes with no text

 Tasted by rossi.wine on 4/8/2017 & rated 94 points: The first bottle unfortunately had a cork taint, but a back-up bottle was wonderful: smoky, spicy, notes of petrol, herbs, crushed stone. On the palate intense, still fresh and lively, lots of minerality. Saline, delicate with wonderful length. Superb. 93-95 (1107 views)
 Tasted by Curiosovino on 2/5/2015 & rated 94 points: A very polished wine. Had a very distinct riesling character, and almost reminded me of an older Spatlese or Auslese from a top producer. A very good wine, drinking very well right now, likely will age further but not sure if it will get any better than where it is right now. Very nice, old ZH wine. (1224 views)
 Tasted by MC2 Wines on 12/5/2014: Zachy's Wine Auction - Winter 2014 (Smith & Wollensky (48th & 3rd Ave)): This starts off as pure petrol. Very crisp and clean and refreshing even. There's some sweetness on the backend a nice acidity. Very nice easy drinking wine. (1931 views)

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Zind-Humbrecht

Producer website
Domaine Zind-Humbrecht is one of the stars of the Alsace, in the northeastern corner of France. Fought over for decades by Germany and France, the region, according to Robert M. Parker Jr., “is perhaps the most underrated and underutilized source of great white wines in the world.” Zind-Humbrecht was created in 1959 by Leonard Humbrecht and Genevieve Zind. Their son Olivier is now instrumental in running the 99-acre estate, which the family still owns. Like many Alsatian producers, Zind-Humbrecht makes white wines in varying degrees of sweetness, from dessert whites to very dry wines. The vineyards are planted to 30% Riesling, 30% Gewurztraminer, 29% Pinot Gris, and smaller amounts of Pinot Noir, Muscat, Chardonnay, Auxerrois and Pinot Blanc. Up to 18,000 cases are produced annually. Many are Grand Crus and single vineyard bottlings.
Other links: Producer web profile on thewinedoctor.com | Importer: The Sorting Table | Distributor: WineBow

U.S. Importer (Addt'l Info)

Riesling

Varietal character (Appellation America) | A short history of Riesling (Uncork) | Riesling (wikipedia)

France

Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)

Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings

2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.com

Alsace

Vins d'Alsace (Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins d'Alsace)

Please see the AlsaceEntryGuide for more information how the wines of Alsace are entered and organized in CellarTracker.
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