Riesling Rangen de Thann 2021 Clos St Urbain - Zind-Humbrecht

Riesling Rangen de Thann 2021 Clos St Urbain - Zind-Humbrecht

 Domaine Zind Humbrecht - Wine from the estate

Caution : The bottles of Alsace wine do not fit in the wooden boxes sold separately.

98/100 James Suckling 

When to drink this wine: 2026/2046+.

Tasted by JS in 2023: "Welcome to the dark side of the force with dry Riesling where gunpowder notes meet stone and peach. Dazzling, racy intensity. Super long and pure with a mountain of crushed stone on the smoky finish. Made from biodynamically grown grapes. Drink it or keep it."

• Sweetness index: 1 (technically dry wine or tasting dry)
• Bottling : January 2023
• Acquired alcohol: 12.5 °
• Residual sugar : 3.5 g/l
• Total acidity : 4.6 g/l H2SO4 / (7.0 g/l Tartaric)
• pH : 3.0
• Yield : 18 hl/ha
• Average age of the vines : 59 years
• Terroir: Grand Cru Rangen de Thann Clos Saint Urbain
• Soil : Volcanic (tuff & grauwackes) 

Description :

"The Grand Cru Rangen is a spectacular vineyard in every sense of the word! Its topography is impressive, with its steep slope and its dominant position above the old town of Thann and the Thur River which flows at the foot of the vineyard. The climate is also unique. The vines benefit from a lot of solar energy on the south-facing slope, but the higher altitude and the cold currents coming out of the Thur valley give this terroir a late season character. Its soil is unique: a compacted volcanic ash or Grauwacke. These rocks decompose into fine elements (clays with a high exchange surface), able to fix minerals and a precious humus, crucial in this poor rocky vineyard. The Rangen produces wines of unique and extraordinary originality. Volcanic wines may be fashionable, but this vineyard has proven itself as far back as the history of the town of Thann, in the 11th century! Very small crop in 2019 due to heavy millerandage, but the grapes were beautiful and were harvested with a rare concentration of flavor. Fermentation took forever to finish, but the wine is finally completely dry."

New in 2023*: The domain has chosen to change the packaging. The capsules are no longer present on the bottles. The domain wishes to be more respectful of the environment and has therefore stopped the production of metal seals. This does not change the potential of the wine and the tasting.

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Index: Level of sweetness on the palate. Scale from 1 to 5.

1: technically dry or tasting dry. 2: not technically dry, but the sugars are not obviously apparent on the palate. Some tasters may find a slight roundness on the finish. These wines will taste dry with some bottle ageing.3 : medium sweetness, more important in the youth of the wine, which will gradually fade with age. 4 : Sweet wine. 5 : Sweet wine, very close to a Vendange Tardive