Domaine Zind Humbrecht Brand (Turckheim) Grand Cru Riesling 2022

FRANCE : ALSACE : GRAND CRU BRAND, TURCKHEIMCERTIFIED BIODYNAMIC : RieslingMED-BODIED, WET GRANITE, GRAPEFRUIT ZEST, WHITE PEACH, CITRUS, NO OAKThe Brand Grand Cru sits on biotite granite above the Vosges foothills — south-facing, up to 380 meters, sheltered from north winds, cited in medieval Turckheim town records as among Alsace's finest sites. Black mica in the granite decomposes slowly into clay trace elements that settle deep into rock fissures; 72-year-old biodynamic vines are the only route to them.The 2022 season was one of the hottest in modern memory for Alsace. A mid-August storm hit Zind-Humbrecht's parcels as rain — not the hail that stripped neighboring Brand sites — relieving drought stress and enabling rapid harvest from August 22. Fermentation ran 18 months in old French barrels before bottling in January 2024. Bone dry at 1 g/L RS, 13.6% ABV. James Suckling 99, Wine Advocate 97, Decanter 97, Vinous 96.PAIRINGS : Poached lobster minerality and dry structure frame the sweetness of the shellfish Alsatian choucroute garnie the textbook regional match — acidity cuts through pork fat and sauerkraut Munster cheese Alsace's classic cheese pairing; bone dry Riesling handles the weight

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