Pinot Gris Rotenberg, Domaine Zind-Humbrecht 2016

Citrus and white peaches on the nose, making it very lively. A juicy and crisp wine has a lot of energy and citrusy freshness at the long, dry finish. Drink now or in 2019 and 2020. Made from biodynamically grown grapes.

At just 6g/l residual sugar, there is only a perception of richness, rather than sweetness, to this wine. Quite reticent and reserved on the nose. The palate reveals the potential here. Smooth and oily, with a honeyed texture pairing nicely with notes of beeswax, pear and lemon peel. A mineral, refined, and pure example of Pinot Gris.

From 34-year-old vines, the 2016 Wintzenheim Pinot Gris Rotenberg is from a west/northwest-facing vineyard on iron-rich limestone soils of the oligocene period. The pale yellow colored 2016 offers an intense, pure and fresh bouquet of ripe white fruits intermixed with spicy and earthy-mineral notes. Lush and even piquant on the palate, this is an elegant, intense, fresh and well-structured Pinot Gris with fine tannins and a long, pretty complex finish. This is an excellent food wine even though it is not fermented completely dry (6.1 grams per liter of residual sugar and 12.5% alcohol). So, if you like Pint Gris but often find it too rich and powerful, this 2016 is the wine you should try. Bottled in August 2017, tasted at the domaine in June 2018. 2020 - 2033