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Pinot Gris Clos Windsbuhl, Domaine Zind-Humbrecht 2006

RegionAlsace
Subregion France > Alsace
ColourWhite
TypeStill
Grape VarietyPinot Gris

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Tasting Notes

Diminished in volume and in that sense representing a selection, Zind-Humbrecht's 2006 Pinot Gris Clos Windsbuhl constitutes that share of their holdings in this cru that was not blended into one of the vintage's two generic bottlings. Honey-and caramel-drizzled, brown-spiced poached pit fruit, along with banana cream, hazelnut puree, cocoa powder, and candied chestnuts inform an expansive and creamy palate. The fungal notes from botrytis common to so many wines of this vintage, especially to Pinot Gris, have here morphed into an alluring whiff of white truffle. This finishes with its considerable sweetness well matched to the confectionary and low-toned richness of flavor. Certainly this would make an amazing foie gras wine - although the same could of course be said about scores of the best Alsace Pinot Gris, and how often do any of us partake of that divisive indulgence? Here is a dramatic instance of stylistic divergence, since the wine of the same name in 2007 is dry.

91
David Schildknecht, RobertParker.com, April 2010
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