Présentation technique du domaine Mise en bouteille : Septembre 2011 Alcool acquis : 13.5° Sucre résiduel : 49.0 g/l Acidité totale : 4.8 g/l H2S04 pH : 3.6 Rendement : 17 hl/ha Optimum de dégustation : 2015-2040+ Âge moyen des vignes : 41 ans Terroir : Grand Cru Rangen de Thann Clos Saint Urbain Indice de sucrosité : 5 Disponible à la vente : Oui Sol : Exposé sud, Très forte pente, Volcanique (tufs & grauwackes) Comme dans beaucoup d’autres terroirs en 2010, le Pinot Gris Rangen a pu développer une jolie pourriture noble alors que le Riesling était resté beaucoup plus sain. Le Rangen bénéficie d’un climat tardif qui est contre balancé par une exposition très solaire, ce qui permet souvent à ce terroir de rattraper et dépasser beaucoup de terroirs plus précoce. L’effet combiné de la rivière Thur, apportant de l’humidité et de la réverbération du soleil, et le sol sombre volcanique très desséchant peut expliquer une telle présence de pourriture noble sur un cépage à la peau aussi fragile que le Pinot Gris, surtout sur la partie basse proche de la rivière. La coulure fut plus importante sur ce cépage car la floraison eut lieu plus tôt. La fermentation fut assez rapide (trois mois) pour terminer sur un équilibre moelleux, normal pour un vin ayant une telle richesse.
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le nez est fermé sur la cire et le miel. En bouche les arômes de pierre à fusil, fumée, iode . Le palais est long et très minéral, sans lourdeur. La fin de bouche est moelleuse et riche; Vin avec un très grand potentiel de garde.
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Clear deep gold; clean medium nose of honey, ginger, mango, apricot and bruised apple; medium sweet; high acidity; medium plus alcohol; full body; medium plus flavour intensity; pfn; long finish; drink now; wonderfully balanced Pinot Gris - we’re never disappointed by Zind-Humbrecht
Incredibly complex nose right out of the gate: Mango, honeycomb, banana, orange peel. Almost too exuberant at first. However, after 30 minutes of air the nose focused considerably, turning towards strawberries, raspberries, honeycomb, ripe peach and classic rangen aromatics (flint, smoke, oceanspray).
The palate is fairly sweet upon entry, but then a searing acidity cleans your mouth 5 seconds later. Very nicely balanced, but almost too sweet for many food pairings. We had it with butter chicken and palak paneer, which worked very well.
I much preferred this after it had been open for 30 minutes. In addition, we tested this in both the Zalto Universal and Zalto white wine glasses. Much better focus and balance in the white wine glasses, with less exotic fruits and more elegant berries. This wine is not for the uninitiated, but requires a more intellectual approach to fully enjoy the complexity and the changing aromatics.
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Clear deep gold; clean medium nose of honey, pineapple, caramel sauce and mango; pfn with addition of sweet grapefruit pith; off dry; high acidity; full body; medium plus finish; a fabulous wine but loses its intensity more quickly than I would have liked; maybe an off bottle or maybe it’s starting to fade; still an amazing drinking experience
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Clear deep gold; clean medium nose of honey comb, apricots, mango and pineapple; off dry; pfn with addition of sweet grapefruit; high acidity; full body; long finish; so balanced and well executed; intense but not cloying - excellent!
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Beautiful wine! Off dry to sweet balanced with the right acidity! Was drank with a duck liver over 2 days, showing perfectly on both occasions. Wonderfull nose of honey, peaches and candied fruits. Very complex with a long finish.
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Birthday wines (ZH, Borgogno, Kapcsandy) (Fire): We started with a glass of this and then came back to it later with our Wedge and Blue Cheese Salad and then a final glass at the end of the night. Perfect each time. It is that versatile. Deep gold orange in color. The nose is outstanding. An orange peel and honey note at first but then a herbal note melds in. With lots of air it becomes more minerally. It has an almost Riesling quality to it but not quite. On the palate, this is sweet. I could not find an indice but there is a fair amount of rs here. Certainly not cloying or anything like that. Enough acidity to work well with it. Flavors of orange, orange peel and minerals on the palate. Deep and complex. Long finish. Although the color looked advanced, the palate and nose seemed young. This wine should have years left. Not inexpensive on the Pinot Gris scale but this is a world class excellent wine. Just gorgeous.
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A visit to Zind Humbrecht (Alsace, France): I loved this wine (bought a bottle). No idea where or when to serve it as it is an oddball, but it is outstanding. Light golden in color. The nose is very cool. It has a sugary/honey quality but also some orange citrus and tangerine. Then thee is this almost bell pepper quality that is lovely in this context. An underlying rocky quality to the nose is there as well. On the palate, this is very sweet. Dessert like but not cloying. Enough acidity to balance it out. It starts slow and just keeps building on the palate. Citrus, minerals, maybe some quince paste and simple syrup. The finish goes on. Still showing young, this seems like a wine built for decades. Then at the end of the finish, it has a bitter/almond/Gewurz note that is a perfect ending. Needless to say, i bought a bottle.
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YES...avec doleur. Beautiful but way too young, no development but all the components, you want to see in a grand cru pinot gris...typical Z-H in being quite sweet. But, a lot of balancing spice.
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3/7/2024 - LWI wrote: 93 Points
Torsdagsklubben: Fransk boksmat: Velbalansert og passelig sødme og kraft til gåselever, en del safran og appelsinskall, faktisk også noe kompleks.
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1/13/2021 - winetobealive wrote:
Présentation technique du domaine
Mise en bouteille : Septembre 2011
Alcool acquis : 13.5°
Sucre résiduel : 49.0 g/l
Acidité totale : 4.8 g/l H2S04
pH : 3.6
Rendement : 17 hl/ha
Optimum de dégustation : 2015-2040+
Âge moyen des vignes : 41 ans
Terroir : Grand Cru Rangen de Thann Clos Saint Urbain
Indice de sucrosité : 5
Disponible à la vente : Oui
Sol : Exposé sud, Très forte pente, Volcanique (tufs & grauwackes)
Comme dans beaucoup d’autres terroirs en 2010, le Pinot Gris Rangen a pu développer une jolie pourriture noble alors que le Riesling était resté beaucoup plus sain. Le Rangen bénéficie d’un climat tardif qui est contre balancé par une exposition très solaire, ce qui permet souvent à ce terroir de rattraper et dépasser beaucoup de terroirs plus précoce. L’effet combiné de la rivière Thur, apportant de l’humidité et de la réverbération du soleil, et le sol sombre volcanique très desséchant peut expliquer une telle présence de pourriture noble sur un cépage à la peau aussi fragile que le Pinot Gris, surtout sur la partie basse proche de la rivière. La coulure fut plus importante sur ce cépage car la floraison eut lieu plus tôt. La fermentation fut assez rapide (trois mois) pour terminer sur un équilibre moelleux, normal pour un vin ayant une telle richesse.
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5/3/2020 - tastevine Likes this wine: 98 Points
le nez est fermé sur la cire et le miel.
En bouche les arômes de pierre à fusil, fumée, iode . Le palais est long et très minéral, sans lourdeur. La fin de bouche est moelleuse et riche;
Vin avec un très grand potentiel de garde.
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4/19/2020 - Brent25 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Clear deep gold; clean medium nose of honey, ginger, mango, apricot and bruised apple; medium sweet; high acidity; medium plus alcohol; full body; medium plus flavour intensity; pfn; long finish; drink now; wonderfully balanced Pinot Gris - we’re never disappointed by Zind-Humbrecht
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1/17/2020 - BilboBaggins wrote: 94 Points
Incredibly complex nose right out of the gate: Mango, honeycomb, banana, orange peel. Almost too exuberant at first. However, after 30 minutes of air the nose focused considerably, turning towards strawberries, raspberries, honeycomb, ripe peach and classic rangen aromatics (flint, smoke, oceanspray).
The palate is fairly sweet upon entry, but then a searing acidity cleans your mouth 5 seconds later. Very nicely balanced, but almost too sweet for many food pairings. We had it with butter chicken and palak paneer, which worked very well.
I much preferred this after it had been open for 30 minutes. In addition, we tested this in both the Zalto Universal and Zalto white wine glasses. Much better focus and balance in the white wine glasses, with less exotic fruits and more elegant berries. This wine is not for the uninitiated, but requires a more intellectual approach to fully enjoy the complexity and the changing aromatics.
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11/2/2018 - Brent25 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Clear deep gold; clean medium nose of honey, pineapple, caramel sauce and mango; pfn with addition of sweet grapefruit pith; off dry; high acidity; full body; medium plus finish; a fabulous wine but loses its intensity more quickly than I would have liked; maybe an off bottle or maybe it’s starting to fade; still an amazing drinking experience
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7/2/2018 - Brent25 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Clear deep gold; clean medium nose of honey comb, apricots, mango and pineapple; off dry; pfn with addition of sweet grapefruit; high acidity; full body; long finish; so balanced and well executed; intense but not cloying - excellent!
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12/25/2017 - faivre_eric Likes this wine: 96 Points
Beautiful wine! Off dry to sweet balanced with the right acidity!
Was drank with a duck liver over 2 days, showing perfectly on both occasions.
Wonderfull nose of honey, peaches and candied fruits.
Very complex with a long finish.
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9/22/2017 - Loren Sonkin wrote: 96 Points
Birthday wines (ZH, Borgogno, Kapcsandy) (Fire): We started with a glass of this and then came back to it later with our Wedge and Blue Cheese Salad and then a final glass at the end of the night. Perfect each time. It is that versatile. Deep gold orange in color. The nose is outstanding. An orange peel and honey note at first but then a herbal note melds in. With lots of air it becomes more minerally. It has an almost Riesling quality to it but not quite. On the palate, this is sweet. I could not find an indice but there is a fair amount of rs here. Certainly not cloying or anything like that. Enough acidity to work well with it. Flavors of orange, orange peel and minerals on the palate. Deep and complex. Long finish. Although the color looked advanced, the palate and nose seemed young. This wine should have years left. Not inexpensive on the Pinot Gris scale but this is a world class excellent wine. Just gorgeous.
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3/11/2017 - Loren Sonkin wrote: 96 Points
A visit to Zind Humbrecht (Alsace, France): I loved this wine (bought a bottle). No idea where or when to serve it as it is an oddball, but it is outstanding. Light golden in color. The nose is very cool. It has a sugary/honey quality but also some orange citrus and tangerine. Then thee is this almost bell pepper quality that is lovely in this context. An underlying rocky quality to the nose is there as well. On the palate, this is very sweet. Dessert like but not cloying. Enough acidity to balance it out. It starts slow and just keeps building on the palate. Citrus, minerals, maybe some quince paste and simple syrup. The finish goes on. Still showing young, this seems like a wine built for decades. Then at the end of the finish, it has a bitter/almond/Gewurz note that is a perfect ending. Needless to say, i bought a bottle.
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11/3/2014 - KenPlace wrote: 92 Points
Off dry, which was a surprise. No sweetness scale. Excellent depth and concentration. A touch of botrytis. Very good.
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6/5/2014 - mukden Likes this wine: 91 Points
YES...avec doleur. Beautiful but way too young, no development but all the components, you want to see in a grand cru pinot gris...typical Z-H in being quite sweet. But, a lot of balancing spice.
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