Gewurztraminer Selection de Grains Nobles
⏳ Drinking Window
2020 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, foie gras, apricot tart
✨ Technical Specifications
Domaine Zind Humbrecht's Gewurztraminer Selection de Grains Nobles represents the pinnacle of Alsatian sweet winemaking, born from a meticulous multi-pass harvest where only individual grapes shriveled by botrytis cinerea are hand-selected. Sourced from the estate's prestigious Grand Cru sites, where warm microclimates and unique soils foster the development of noble rot while preserving essential acidity, this wine is a testament to patience. The Humbrecht family's commitment to biodynamic viticulture and exceptionally slow, natural fermentations allows this rare nectar to develop profound complexity. Historically, these wines were reserved for special celebrations, showcasing an intense aromatic profile of candied exotic fruits, ginger, honey, and the classic spicy character of Gewurztraminer, balanced by a vibrant structure that prevents the immense sweetness from feeling heavy.
🍾 About the Producer
Domaine Zind Humbrecht was created in 1959 through the marriage of Léonard Humbrecht and Geneviève Zind, unifying family viticultural lineages in Gueberschwihr and Wintzenheim that trace back to 1620. Today directed by Master of Wine Olivier Humbrecht alongside his wife Margaret and son Pierre-Emile, the estate commands approximately 42 hectares across Alsace's most celebrated terroirs, including prestigious Grand Crus like Rangen de Thann, Brand, Hengst, and Goldert, alongside famed monopoles and single vineyards like Clos Saint Urbain and Clos Windsbuhl. Committed to biodynamic viticulture since 1997 with full Biodyvin and Ecocert certifications, the domaine champions intense low-yield farming, whole-cluster pressing, spontaneous indigenous yeast fermentations that often extend over many months, and protracted aging on total lees in traditional oak foudres. The benchmark wines—most famously single-vineyard Riesling, Pinot Gris, and Gewurztraminer—possess profound textural concentration, vibrant acidity, uncompromising mineral transparency, and an extraordinary capacity for prolonged cellar evolution.
🍇 Grapes
Gewurztraminer
🍷 ABV
7.5% - 10%