1997 Zind-Humbrecht Gewurztraminer Hengst

Community Tasting Notes (14) Avg Score: 92.5 points

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  11/5/2023 - talbot61 Likes this wine:

  Boston Wine + Poker, Salem, Mass.: Tasted blind. This is a huge, heavyweight. Intense flavors of lychee and peppermint. It clearly has some age (though there is no indication that it is 27 years old). The assembled hooligans had no problem identifying this as a Zind-Humbrecht Grand Cru gewürztraminer.

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  3/22/2018 - mclanew Likes this wine: 93 Points

  This has last far longer than most traminers. What once must have been an exotic, intense kaleidescope of flavors, has evolved into a medium bodied beauty of subtlety and grace. This is pretty and subtle after a half hour in the glass while retaining the tropical exoticism that is the quintessence of this grape. Wow really pretty- question is how much longer.

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  3/20/2014 - pakabear Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Night with the boyz at Capella (Capella): I really liked this, honey, passion fruit fairly dark and evolved. It doesn't have the acidic backbone to keep it alive for that much longer but it's still pretty damn good.

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  3/20/2014 - dcwino wrote: 92 Points

  Rhone gathering - 08 Rayas, 85 and 89 La Las (The Grill Room at Capella Hotel Georgetown): Very fresh example. Sweet yellow fruits, lychee, mineral and smoke. Excellent concentration. Once again the finish clips due to high alcohol. Overall, this is a nice mature ZH Gewurztraminer.

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  1/11/2014 - andtheodor wrote: 90 Points

  Unquestionably Mature: Oily, low acid, quite dry, with pronounced nectarine, almond, and flower scents. Exotic, still a lovely wine.

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