Riesling Rangen de Thann 2020 Clos St Urbain - Zind-Humbrecht

Riesling Rangen de Thann 2020 Clos St Urbain - Zind-Humbrecht

 Domaine Zind Humbrecht - Wine from the estate

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Sweetness index on the palate : 1, technically dry or dry tasting wine.

• Optimum tasting : 2025-2050+.
• Average age of the vines : 55+ years
• Terroir: Volcanic (tuff & grauwackes)
• Description: "The Grand Cru Rangen is a spectacular vineyard in every sense of the word! Its topography is impressive, with its steep slope and its dominant position above the old town of Thann and the river Thur which flows at the foot of the vineyard. The climate is also unique. The vines benefit from a lot of solar energy on the south-facing slope, but the higher altitude and the cold currents coming out of the Thur valley give this terroir a late season character. Its soil is unique: a compacted volcanic ash or Grauwacke. These rocks decompose into fine elements (clays with a high exchange surface), able to fix minerals and a precious humus, crucial in this poor rocky vineyard. The Rangen produces wines of unique and extraordinary originality. Volcanic wines may be fashionable, but this vineyard has proven itself as far back as the history of the town of Thann, in the 11th century! Very small crop in 2019 due to heavy millerandage, but the grapes were beautiful and were harvested with a rare concentration of flavor. Fermentation took forever to finish, but the wine is finally completely dry."

Tasting:

"Pale gold color. The nose is unmistakable: the volcanic influence is very present with complex aromas of flint, smoke, crushed rocks (flint) and a strong minerality in contrast to beautiful aromas of ripe white fruits. The wine took forever to be ready for bottling! A long ageing makes sense in this case to allow the wine to melt. On the palate, Rangen commands! It coats the palate with a pure and complex mineral intensity. It is persistent, powerful, bright and endless! The mineral presence is so imposing that it almost completely covers a very imposing acidity. It is a wine of great emotion!"

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Index: Level of sweetness on the palate. Scale from 1 to 5.

1: technically dry or tasting dry. 2: not technically dry, but the sugars are not obviously apparent on the palate. Some tasters may find a slight roundness on the finish. These wines will taste dry with some bottle ageing.3 : medium sweetness, more important in the youth of the wine, which will gradually fade with age. 4 : Sweet wine. 5 : Sweet wine, very close to a Vendange Tardive