1998 Zind-Humbrecht Riesling Rangen de Thann Clos St. Urbain

Community Tasting Notes (23) Avg Score: 92.4 points

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  9/21/2022 - amateur62 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Riesling from the very steep Grand Cru site Rangen in Thann grown on volcanic soil, in the very south of Elsass, 13.5% vol.
  
  Restaurant Hotel de France, Thann. PnP, needs 20 to 30 minutes to open. On the nose mature Riesling notes of dried fruit with a sweet touch, on the palate concentrated, medium acidity and a decent sweetness, the finish is very long, everything in a good balance.
  
  Highly enjoyable (92 -93 points), would rate it even higher with a tad more acidity, has still some years to go.

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  9/22/2019 - BillBell73 Likes this wine:

  Very complex and rich, a spicy saffron note on the palate with honeyed orange and some oxidative nuttiness. Could possibly use a little acidity but there is enough here to make things work. Beautiful wine.

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  8/20/2016 - Philippe_C wrote: 91 Points

  Nose of petrol, freshly cutted grass, peper, honey, ananas... taste of sweet yellow apple, freshly cutted grass, hint of honey, missing minerality and acidity...

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  5/20/2016 - RajivAyyangar wrote: 91 Points

  Geek night with Alex and Tim et al. (The Presidio, SF): (blind)
  Lovely golden hue.
  Low alcohol, with significant RS, petrol, botrytis - flinty and developed.
  Complex and persistent. This is really nice! Based on the reduced alcohol and RS, I’m guessing German Spatlese, 1990?
  
  Actually ’98 Zind Humbrecht Clos st. Urbain, Rangen de Thann Grand Cru Riesling, Alsace
  - My read on the alcohol was off - it’s 13.1%

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  5/5/2016 - Philippe_C wrote: 91 Points

  Nose of petrol, cutted grass, apple, honey, ananas.. sweet yellow apple, cutted grass, hint of honey, missing minerality and acidity

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