1998 Zind-Humbrecht Gewurztraminer Hengst

Community Tasting Notes (18) Avg Score: 91.4 points

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  6/23/2023 - OenoEd Likes this wine: 93 Points

  In my cellar for 20 years, the thin yellow wax seal yielded to the screw point, but the cork pushed down halfway with pressure. Never able to find
  the Durand except when its not needed, I carefully extracted the cork which held together, despite being moist from top to bottom. Any anxiety about the wine's condition disappeared when the clean nose soon offered candied almond, gardenia, orange peel, peach, and wet oats. Perfect golden yellow color. This is expectedly viscous and rich, but not fat or flabby because the acidity is more than sufficient to balance the alcohol and floral notes. Lots of acacia honey, pine resin, minerality, and white flowers. Medium weight, long finish, light petrol in metal can tone compels another sip of sweetness. Paired beautifully with Ethiopian food; the sour puffy injera, berbere blend spices, collards, chick peas, beef tibs, lamb, and dark meat chicken all worked. The sweetness, viscosity, and acidity of the Gewurz made it a perfect match! As this is an Olivier Hengst, another 20 years of great drinking is a reasonable guess!

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  3/7/2022 - MC2 Wines wrote:

  Return to Napa; 3/6/2022-3/13/2022 (Wineries and various restaurants): Served side by side with a PG and a Riesling and this kindof surprised me but it was probably my least favorite of the three. A bit sour.

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  9/7/2020 - Margaux Bro Likes this wine: 94 Points

  absolutely brilliant. in a great spot right now

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  6/26/2017 - Quiet Lion wrote: 92 Points

  I'm not a big fan of sweet wines but enjoyed this even if it's perhaps a bit past peak. Honey and flowers. A touch of bitterness on the finish subsided after the bottle warmed up from refrigerator temperature.

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  1/12/2014 - MC wrote:

  First bottle of the case. Light-medium gold in color. Fresh nose. Plenty of fruit and body, with a sweet, but not overbearing finish. This is in a very nice place, and quite fresh for its age (and compared to some of the other notes below). Not as spicy and exotic as some Gewurz can be, can work well with food, and if the other bottles are similar this is holding fine in my opinion. A-

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