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White - Off-dry
1998 Zind-Humbrecht Pinot Gris Rangen de Thann Clos St. Urbain Vendange Tardive
Pinot Gris
- France
- Alsace
- Alsace Grand Cru
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Community Tasting Notes 22
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bopal Likes this wine:
November 19, 2020 - Very dark colour, almost rose with hints of caramel. Ample but bright, with caramel sweetness offset by round orange-flesh acidity and a pleasingly bitter almond skin finish. Still has a lot going on, despite the obvious signs of age.
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Burgundy Al wrote: 90 points
September 24, 2018 - Pausing for the Cause (S.K.Y. Restaurant - Chicago IL): Plenty of dried apricot and childish sweetness, with good density, but lacking in the complexity of another (better) bottle from last year.
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acyso wrote: 90 points
September 24, 2018 - Pausing for the Cause 2018 (Chicago, IL): Quite nice for an older ZH. Clearly a wine that is of dessert level, with a generous amount of botrytis spice and sweet apricots and peaches. Well-balanced and not over the top at all.
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Burgundy Al wrote: 93 points
November 3, 2017 - Chicago Wine Flock...Gary Goes Italian (Chez Weber - Chicago IL): Tasted double blind. Clearly Alsatian, although I thought this a rich, slightly younger Deiss field blend. Slightly tropical with some dried apricot. Very good concentration. somehow seemed like a dessert wine fighting its way to be less sweet. Wonderful now, but I look forward to trying this again in another decade+.
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Aravind Asok wrote:
October 5, 2017 - Yeah, faantastic. Honey golden brown in color. Beautiful nose with honey, caramel and nuts. On the palate, amazing honeyed texture. Great peppery, slightly spicy sweetness, followed by great acidity. Nice sticky sweetness...
Been open for a four days now (in the fridge in the intervening time), and shows no signs of budging. The color really gives away the nose with a nutty honey character, but the really intriguing thing about this is spice on the mid and finish: like peppercorns confit in a simple syrup, and then ground to a fine powder.
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By Stephen Tanzer
July/August 1999, IWC Issue #85 (link)(Domaine Zind Humbrecht Tokay-Pinot Gris Rangen Vendange Tardive) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
3/10/2009 (link) 93 points(Zind-Humbrecht Pinot Gris Rangen de Thann Clos St. Urbain Vendange Tardive) Red orange color; lime, mineral and floral nose; tasty, big, lime, smoke, rosewater, tart stone fruit and mineral palate; long finish 93+ pts.
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By Richard Jennings
4/11/2008 (link) 95 points(Zind-Humbrecht Pinot Gris Rangen de Thann Clos St. Urbain Vendange Tardive) medium orange color; botrytis and apricot nose; very tasty, rich apricot, with good acidity; medium-plus finish 95+ pts.
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By Richard Jennings
7/4/2007 (link) 95 points(Zind-Humbrecht Pinot Gris Rangen de Thann Clos St. Urbain Vendange Tardive) Golden apricot color; focused apricot nose; tasty, apricot, citrus and minerals palate; medium-plus finish
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1998
- Type White - Off-dry
- Producer Zind-Humbrecht
- Varietal Pinot Gris
- Designation Vendange Tardive
- Vineyard Rangen de Thann Clos St. Urbain
- Country France
- Region Alsace
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation Alsace Grand Cru
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 5 (1%)
- In Cellars 247 (69%)
- Consumed 104 (29%)
Food Pairing
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