Community Tasting Notes 22

• winemaker Likes this wine: 95 points

  September 9, 2020 - This was an outstanding bottle. Beautiful amber color. A big, ripe and rich wine. Viscous. Like drinking liquefied apricots. It carried the 15% abv well. Went great with Red Pork Posole. The sweetness of the wine cut the heat of the Posole.

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• Apollo5710 wrote: 93 points

  May 3, 2020 - Stored in a climate-controlled cellar since purchase upon release. This was in a good place. It wasn't corked, but there was a "woody" element on the nose that never completely dissipated. Beyond that, the bouquet exhibited a lovely ensemble of honeyed, tropical fruits (orange, apricot, and peach), followed by a dense (almost viscous), oily textured mouthfeel loaded with rich and ripe expressions of the same fruit. It was fairly dry, but the richness to the fruit coupled with the 15% alcohol (which was never too prominent) lent a certain sweetness on the palate (though not in terms of residual sugar) which contributed to the impressive length on the finish. As other tasters have noted, it is relatively low on acidity, but that did not detract too much from the experience. It's drinking well! I'd say there's no immediate hurry, but I'm not sure how much better it'll get...

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• vmad wrote:

  August 15, 2019 - Typisk pinot gris på smak. Likevel frisk. Lett sødme. 15,5% godt integrert.

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• mjf@ulkner wrote: 90 points

  December 31, 2018 - Golden yellow. Orange marmalade, ripe golden delicious apples. Ginger and baking spices on the finish. Sweet, but lacking much balancing acidity. This was great with dessert tonight, but I'd drink these sooner than rather than later.

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• winemaker wrote: 87 points

  May 28, 2017 - I bought these a long time ago, but failed to enter them in CellarTracker. This first bottle may have been a bit off. It was pretty dark amber and had a bitter finish. Prior to the finish, this had nice tropical fruit, with some sweetness balanced by the acids. I hope my second bottle is better.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2005
• Type White
• Producer Zind-Humbrecht
• Varietal Pinot Gris
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Rangen de Thann Clos St. Urbain
• Country France
• Region Alsace
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Alsace Grand Cru
• UPC Codes 3760163401201, 3760163406169

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• Pending Delivery 11 (2%)
• In Cellars 267 (59%)
• Consumed 178 (39%)

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