ZIND-HUMBRECHT
Muscat
2010
- Organic
- Biodynamic
About this winery
Olivier Humbrecht is one of the world's most renowned winegrowers. He is a Master of Wine and has been described by Robert Parker as the greatest white winemaker on earth. Yet he is very soft spoken, humble, and self-deprecating, which makes him perfectly suited to his assumed role as a global ambassador of wine. He is a champion of terroir, biodynamic farming principles, and non-interventionist winemaking, whose family have been winegrowers in Alsace for 12 generations (since 1620). He is...
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Tasting notes
The Muscat for this selection (75% Muscat d'Alsace, 25% Muscat Ottonel) is sourced entirely from the Herrenweg vineyard, the average age of the vines is 32 years old planted on gravelly/silt soils. The gravelly soils give the wine fantastic aromatics. The grapes were picked relatively early to avoid excessive richness. The fermentation lasted until Christmas; it came out at 12.6% Alc and is indice 2, with the little sweetness balancing out the grapes natural bitterness.