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Pinot Gris Clos Windsbuhl--Vintage 1995
Alsace. Domaine-bottled: Zind-Humbrecht
Tasting note: I tasted six dry Tokay-Pinot Gris offerings from Zind-Humbrecht and one Vendange Tardive. As the enthusiastic notes that follow reveal, it is a toss up as to whether Riesling or Pinot Gris was the more successful varietal in 1995. I found the 1995 Tokay-Pinot Gris Clos Windsbuhl to be classic. Totally dry, this medium gold-colored wine exhibits an intriguing nose of minerals, vanilla (not from new oak), subtle floral scents, and plenty of steely, buttery fruit. Fabulous on the palate, this full-bodied, intensely-concentrated, brilliantly delineated wine should be cellared for 2-4 years. It possesses remarkable length (approximately 40+ seconds). The Zind-Humbrecht 1995s possess approximately 10 higher acidity than the crisp, high acid 1994s, largely because September was a very cool month. There was no need to chaptalize any of the ZH wines, and extremely long fermentations resulted in high alcohol.
Robert Parker (Wine Advocate 111, June 1997).
1 magnum per lot
Alsace. Domaine-bottled: Zind-Humbrecht
Tasting note: I tasted six dry Tokay-Pinot Gris offerings from Zind-Humbrecht and one Vendange Tardive. As the enthusiastic notes that follow reveal, it is a toss up as to whether Riesling or Pinot Gris was the more successful varietal in 1995. I found the 1995 Tokay-Pinot Gris Clos Windsbuhl to be classic. Totally dry, this medium gold-colored wine exhibits an intriguing nose of minerals, vanilla (not from new oak), subtle floral scents, and plenty of steely, buttery fruit. Fabulous on the palate, this full-bodied, intensely-concentrated, brilliantly delineated wine should be cellared for 2-4 years. It possesses remarkable length (approximately 40+ seconds). The Zind-Humbrecht 1995s possess approximately 10 higher acidity than the crisp, high acid 1994s, largely because September was a very cool month. There was no need to chaptalize any of the ZH wines, and extremely long fermentations resulted in high alcohol.
Robert Parker (Wine Advocate 111, June 1997).
1 magnum per lot
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