Zind Humbrecht, Heimbourg Gewurztraminer Size:6x750ml This is an unusual 2011

This is an unusual 2011 that needs cellaring

red cherry

black and blue fruit profile easily

There is a distinct sense of restraint to the moderately austere

it's not hard to imagine the dark berry concentration

Zind Humbrecht, Heimbourg Gewurztraminer Size:6x750ml This is an unusual 2011Since for the first time since 1989 the level and quality of botrytis in the generally late ripening and rot free Heimbourg permitted the picking of S. G. N., the grapes that were left to inform the regular 2005 Gewurztraminer Heimbourg were completely healthy. Nevertheless, fermentation quickly petered out, leaving behind 43 grams of residual sugar. Spiced winter pear and quince paste on the nose betray intense ripeness but less than obvious varietal