Alsace Pinot Gris "Roche Calcaire" 2016 - Zind-Humbrecht

€35,63

Alsace Pinot Gris "Roche Calcaire" 2016 - Zind-Humbrecht

Name: Alsace Pinot Gris "Roche Calcaire" 2016 - Zind-Humbrecht
Brand: Zind-Humbrecht
Price: 35.63 EUR
Availability: InStock

Alsace AOC·Pinot Grigio(75 cl / 12.0%)

€35,63

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Food pairing

Pork Fish Mushrooms & truffle Aged cheese

Good with roast pork, pan-fried mushrooms, smoked trout, mature cheese or poultry in cream sauce.

How to serve it

Temperature8-10 °C

GlassMedium tulip glass

The wine

Denomination: Alsace AOC
Region: International
Country: France
Alcohol: 12.0% vol.
Bottle size: 0.75 L
Allergens: Contains sulfites

Tasting notes

Pale gold with a faint copper tint. Quince, poached pear and dried apricot on the nose, lifted by white pepper, smoke and a chalky mineral note. The palate is broad but firmly drawn, its orchard fruit and light residual sweetness tightened by limestone-driven acidity. The finish is dry-tasting and persistent, closing on almond skin and wet stone.

About this wine

Roche Calcaire is Zind-Humbrecht's limestone cuvée, assembled from parcels on calcareous soils with the greater part of the fruit coming from vines at Clos Windsbuhl. The name points to the rock rather than to a single vineyard, a way of showing what limestone does to Pinot Gris.

Whole bunches are pressed slowly, fermented with wild yeasts in large old casks and left unfiltered. Limestone gives a tighter, more linear wine than the estate's granite bottlings, with firm acidity holding the variety's natural weight in place.

A savoury, food-friendly Pinot Gris with real cut and a long life ahead.