Brought to drink at Oinoscent during service, bottle open 20.00 tasted 21.15 -/- The wine shows deep golden color. The wine shows high intensity in the nose, overripe citrus, stone fruit, grapefruit, quince, some heavier floral notes, layered, lemon concentrate. Palate smooth, bitter freshness, medium acidity, mineral orange pith, peach and apricot jam, medium body, balancing acidity, persistent finish. Decadent and beautiful
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Shazam! Paired this with a quail/foie gras dish. In a great place now. Much of the sugar is resolved but there is still a depth of honey and soft acidity. Nose of orange blossom, lemon curd, and warm brioche. Very complex without any oxidative notes despite the clear medium golden color. Palate had good depth and a long finish. Well matched and quite good. Glad I have more.
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Gorgeous bright multi-hued orange colour - dive in! The wine was more like a Sauternes than I'd expected from a Riesling, with saffron, lime, stem ginger, Stollen and marmalade, and just a touch of the exotic. Quite creamy and opulent, and a lingering biscuity finish. This was too sweet to drink on its own but wouldn't have been sweet enough as a dessert wine... hmmm.
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Firmly in its preferred window, this offers enough vitality that suggests, to my palate, this is in a fine place now and offers limited upside. I mention this because I find the acidity to be good+, but not great, i.e. enough for the long term. Drink now even if it's got the goods for several more quality years. recommended
As expected, this comes across as fairly sweet - the label appears to say it only has about 6 g/l residual sugar but that can't be correct and it is a bit scratched. There is a decent amount of acidity here and a host of complex, honeyed flavors. This will pair well with cheese, Sichuan, or Indian food as well as dessert and should outlive me with that massive dose of sugar.
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Deep gold color. Mandarin, white floral flavors. Mildly sweet with nice balance A bit of sweet brioche on the finish. Really nice. A good finish to dinner that stays light and fresh on the palate.
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SLDS October 2017: Golden orange coloured. Passionfruit, pineapple, ginger, orange and mandarin on the nose. Moderate sweetness on the palate, really nicely balanced and drinkable. Good flow, with a real mix of compleixty and freshness. Really like the style of this wine, it is drinking really nicely now.
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Mature Alsace VTs & SQNs 2003-1976 with Richard Brazier (Handford Wines, London): Gold, glossy in colour. Ripe fruit, good level of residual sugar, good weight of fruit, apricots, honey. Light sharp edge on the mid palate, good acidity, almost no "petrolly" Riesling side at all and this could actually be an SQN level of sweetness. A bit one dimensional at this stage especially on the finish but no one can deny this is a great wine with lots of future ahead of it. Very much a decadent sweet wine. 92-93
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Light gold colored. The legs are Fast. Nose with a hint of apricot. Citrus on the palate. Medium body with smooth texture. Finish is a bit short, but the flavor is great.
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Bright yellow. A hint of petrol on nose. Sweet orange, pineapple , apricot flavors. Sweet, but plenty of balancing acidity. Very young- I'd never have guessed that this was 12 years old.
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Light gold. Clean peach, spice and lychee aromatics. Restrained sweetness, no botrytis, pure fruit with a tangy twist of late lemony acidity. Terrific balance. Crystalline clarity. Marvelous wine and one of the most elegant, least overwrought Zind Humbrecht wines I've ever had at this level of richness.
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I've been very negative about Zind Humbrecht recently, but this was fabulous. Full yellow. Scintillating nose of sweet orange, pineapple, honey, and some early petrol. Lush, fairly sweet with vibrant fruit and spice, but what is amazing is that the acidity gives it a crystalline clarity that cuts right through its richness. Brilliant bottle.
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syrah smackdown (Barrington IL, Wally's house): nose: very pungent nose filled with fresh tones of apricots, pears, green apples and a good dose of nectarines. Excellent depth that one would expect from ZH that has a classy air to it
taste: great medium feel with deep tones of apricots, green apples, necartines, bits of tree fruits and a nice mineral under current. good acidity that works well as it doesn't dominate but is noticeable at teh same time
overall: really starting to drink. Doesn't fully come across as mature, but certainly in a drinking range. Its always fun to drink ZHs and this was no different
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Secondary fermentation. Woo hoo! Fizzy, alcoholic Riesling with a bizarre lemonade quality. Vile. The only saving grace (if one could call it that) was the fact that despite my protestations, my wife actually found this drinkable, so only 2/3 of the bottle went down the drain.
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9/6/2023 - jpbach13C wrote: 93 Points
Shazam squared!
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5/19/2023 - kostaslonis Likes this wine:
Brought to drink at Oinoscent during service, bottle open 20.00 tasted 21.15
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The wine shows deep golden color.
The wine shows high intensity in the nose, overripe citrus, stone fruit, grapefruit, quince, some heavier floral notes, layered, lemon concentrate.
Palate smooth, bitter freshness, medium acidity, mineral orange pith, peach and apricot jam, medium body, balancing acidity, persistent finish. Decadent and beautiful
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2/20/2023 - grub94 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Shazam! Paired this with a quail/foie gras dish.
In a great place now. Much of the sugar is resolved but there is still a depth of honey and soft acidity. Nose of orange blossom, lemon curd, and warm brioche. Very complex without any oxidative notes despite the clear medium golden color. Palate had good depth and a long finish. Well matched and quite good. Glad I have more.
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10/14/2022 - NickA Likes this wine: 91 Points
Gorgeous bright multi-hued orange colour - dive in! The wine was more like a Sauternes than I'd expected from a Riesling, with saffron, lime, stem ginger, Stollen and marmalade, and just a touch of the exotic. Quite creamy and opulent, and a lingering biscuity finish. This was too sweet to drink on its own but wouldn't have been sweet enough as a dessert wine... hmmm.
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11/22/2020 - Tim Heaton Likes this wine:
Firmly in its preferred window, this offers enough vitality that suggests, to my palate, this is in a fine place now and offers limited upside. I mention this because I find the acidity to be good+, but not great, i.e. enough for the long term. Drink now even if it's got the goods for several more quality years. recommended
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1/12/2019 - acidqueen wrote: 92 Points
Deep gold. Orange blossom and smoke. Brioche. Sweet but light at the same time. Very good. I think this will last awhile.
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12/4/2018 - BillBell73 Likes this wine:
As expected, this comes across as fairly sweet - the label appears to say it only has about 6 g/l residual sugar but that can't be correct and it is a bit scratched. There is a decent amount of acidity here and a host of complex, honeyed flavors. This will pair well with cheese, Sichuan, or Indian food as well as dessert and should outlive me with that massive dose of sugar.
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9/21/2018 - acidqueen wrote: 92 Points
Deep gold color. Mandarin, white floral flavors. Mildly sweet with nice balance A bit of sweet brioche on the finish. Really nice. A good finish to dinner that stays light and fresh on the palate.
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9/27/2017 - CamWheeler wrote: 93 Points
SLDS October 2017: Golden orange coloured. Passionfruit, pineapple, ginger, orange and mandarin on the nose. Moderate sweetness on the palate, really nicely balanced and drinkable. Good flow, with a real mix of compleixty and freshness. Really like the style of this wine, it is drinking really nicely now.
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6/7/2016 - Papies wrote: 93 Points
Mature Alsace VTs & SQNs 2003-1976 with Richard Brazier (Handford Wines, London): Gold, glossy in colour. Ripe fruit, good level of residual sugar, good weight of fruit, apricots, honey. Light sharp edge on the mid palate, good acidity, almost no "petrolly" Riesling side at all and this could actually be an SQN level of sweetness. A bit one dimensional at this stage especially on the finish but no one can deny this is a great wine with lots of future ahead of it. Very much a decadent sweet wine. 92-93
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8/28/2013 - wcchang wrote: 93 Points
Light gold colored. The legs are Fast. Nose with a hint of apricot. Citrus on the palate. Medium body with smooth texture. Finish is a bit short, but the flavor is great.
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1/21/2012 - mjf@ulkner wrote: 93 Points
Bright yellow. A hint of petrol on nose. Sweet orange, pineapple , apricot flavors. Sweet, but plenty of balancing acidity. Very young- I'd never have guessed that this was 12 years old.
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1/10/2012 - drwine2001 wrote:
Light gold. Clean peach, spice and lychee aromatics. Restrained sweetness, no botrytis, pure fruit with a tangy twist of late lemony acidity. Terrific balance. Crystalline clarity. Marvelous wine and one of the most elegant, least overwrought Zind Humbrecht wines I've ever had at this level of richness.
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2/14/2010 - drwine2001 wrote:
I've been very negative about Zind Humbrecht recently, but this was fabulous. Full yellow. Scintillating nose of sweet orange, pineapple, honey, and some early petrol. Lush, fairly sweet with vibrant fruit and spice, but what is amazing is that the acidity gives it a crystalline clarity that cuts right through its richness. Brilliant bottle.
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4/24/2009 - KeithAkers wrote: 93 Points
syrah smackdown (Barrington IL, Wally's house): nose: very pungent nose filled with fresh tones of apricots, pears, green apples and a good dose of nectarines. Excellent depth that one would expect from ZH that has a classy air to it
taste: great medium feel with deep tones of apricots, green apples, necartines, bits of tree fruits and a nice mineral under current. good acidity that works well as it doesn't dominate but is noticeable at teh same time
overall: really starting to drink. Doesn't fully come across as mature, but certainly in a drinking range. Its always fun to drink ZHs and this was no different
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10/25/2008 - drwine2001 wrote: flawed
Secondary fermentation. Woo hoo! Fizzy, alcoholic Riesling with a bizarre lemonade quality. Vile. The only saving grace (if one could call it that) was the fact that despite my protestations, my wife actually found this drinkable, so only 2/3 of the bottle went down the drain.
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