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

RegionAlsace
Subregion France > Alsace
ColourWhite
TypeStill
Grape VarietyRiesling

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Tasting Notes

The 2020 Riesling Rangen de Thann Clos Saint Urbain offers a fascinating, pure and complex, iodine and smoky nose of crushed volcanic rocks and perfectly ripe Riesling fruits. This nose is mind-blowing in its combination of purity, complexity, finesse and characterizing flintiness. On the palate, this is a full-bodied, very rich and intense, powerful and big but uplifting and fresh Riesling with great complexity, stimulating salinity and very fine mineral tannins. This is the finest Rangen Riesling I have tasted so far from the Clos St Urbain, and a vertical tasting (of any vintages) is long overdue. 13.6% alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in April 2022. Drink 2023-2070.

99/100
Stephan Reinhardt, Wine Advocate, March 2023

So smoky, with intense gunpowder character, but also notes of forest mushrooms and jack fruit. This is not only very concentrated, but also has an amazingly sensual mouth-feel that sets out in the wide field of exciting dry Alsace rieslings from the 2020 vintage. Expands and expands as it flows over your palate until it blows your mind at the unbelievably long, smoky finish. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drink or hold.

99
Stuart Pigott, JamesSuckling.com, August 2022
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