Riesling Grand Cru Brand 2018

ZIND-HUMBRECHT

Riesling Grand Cru Brand
2018

  • Organic
  • Biodynamic
Country
France
Regulated designation
Appellation origine controlée (AOC)
Region
Alsace
Appellation
Alsace Grand Cru Brand
Classification
Grand cru
Varietal(s)
Riesling 100 %
Alcohol percentage
13.2%
Colour
White
Sugar
Dry
Sugar content
1 g/l
Total acidity
4.2 g/l
PH
3
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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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Press reviews

James Suckling

- 98 points -

(Vintage 2019)

A giant of minerality with enormous structure, this also delights you with the stunningly ripe apricot and pineapple fruit that’s wrapped around its dense core. This will surely only get better for many years to come, as it slowly reveals its deep riches. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drinkable now, but better from 2023.

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James Suckling

- 97 points -

December 2020 (Vintage 2018)

 Although only just beginning to open up, this is already a breathtakingly vibrant dry white that marries perfectly ripe, fresh-pineapple character with enormous minerality dominating the stunningly long and precise finish. In spite of all this intensity, the wine has an almost weightless feel to it. Did somebody say langoustines? From biodynamically grown grapes. Drink or hold.

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Vinous

- 95 points -

Antonio Galloni, October 2020 (Vintage 2018)

The 2018 Riesling Brand is such a gorgeous wine. In this range, it is distinguished by an interplay of textural richness and energy that is just compelling. All the elements are so alive in the Brand. Citrus, floral and mineral overtones form the strands of the wine’s fabric. It’s the kind of wine that gets better and better with time in the glass. Dry, bracing notes inform the beautifully chiseled finish.

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Decanter

- 94 points -

Yohan Castaing, (Vintage 2019)

With exciting aromas of spices, white fruits, lemon, lime and pomelo, the Brand Riesling 2019 is perfectly balanced. Its pure spring flower notes define the bouquet, and it has a vibrant texture that carries plenty of power yet remains balanced and elegant on the palate. This wine is the archetype of the Humbrecht family’s work towards remarkable purity and precision.

Drinking Window 2030 - 2045

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La Revue des vins de France

- 18 points -

(Vintage 2019)

Si son nez confine à l’austérité, le riesling Brand est un vin serein, presque zen, qui affine sa carrure dans le sillon creusé par les saveurs salines et minérales, que vient magnifier une immense trame solaire portée par de nobles amers.

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La Revue des vins de France

- 18 points -

(Vintage 2018)

Profil plus solaire et large pour le Brand, dans lequel l’empreinte minérale se fait prépondérante, et dont la noble austérité s’exprime en une amertume épicée.

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