Pinot Gris Rangen de Thann,"Clos Saint Urbain", Zind-Humbrecht - 2018

Name: Pinot Gris Rangen de Thann,"Clos Saint Urbain", Zind-Humbrecht
Brand: Zind-Humbrecht
SKU: 22924
Price: 119.99 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 22924 750mL

A legendary Alsatian vineyard with extremely favorable aspect, the Pinot Gris grown in Clos Saint Urbain receive maximum sunlight, and ripening happens up till November. The concentrated, rich flavors are heightened by lees aging in barrel for 18 months. Slightly off-dry, this powerful white pairs well with classic Choucroute garnie.

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Color

White

Vintage

2018

Country

France

Region

Alsace

Producer

Zind-Humbrecht

Grape Variety

Pinot Gris

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Staff Pick Notes

Zind-Humbrecht is a highly lauded producer amongst wine professionals because the estate makes delicate and refreshing white wines. Wines that will wake up your palate rather than tire it out. Sadly these qualities are not always hotly pursued. This is because in America bigger is better! However, this is not a great lens to view the kaleidoscope of wines out there. If you want a wine to carpet bomb your taste buds there are plenty of wines out there that do just that. But if you want to “take a walk on the wild side” and try something delicate but alluring, take a bottle of this home, sear some scallops, and taste what the wine pros are happy to keep to themselves.

- SD

Glossary

Alsace

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Pinot Grigio is an Italian synonym for the French Pinot Gris variety, but many more people have had Pinot Grigio than a Pinot Gris. At its most basic level, the grape produces varietals that are smooth and easy to drink, and perfect with a huge range of dishes that just beg to be paired with a fresh white wine. There is an entire spectrum of Pinot Gris/Grigio, however, the best of them being subtly aromatic and deeply colored, with formidable structures. Most of Italy's Pinot Grigio is grown in...