Gewurztraminer
⏳ Drinking Window
2020 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai curry, Munster cheese, roasted duck
✨ Technical Specifications
Domaine Zind Humbrecht's classic Gewurztraminer is a masterful expression of Alsace's most flamboyant grape variety. Sourced from biodynamically farmed vineyards around Turckheim, where warm gravelly and silt-rich soils allow the grape to achieve optimal phenolic ripeness, this wine is crafted with minimal intervention. The Humbrecht family's history in Alsace dates back to 1620, and their dedication to slow, indigenous yeast fermentations in traditional large oak foudres preserves the grape's intense aromatic complexity. Historically, Gewurztraminer—meaning 'spicy Traminer'—has been celebrated in Alsace for centuries, thriving under the dry, sunny rain shadow of the Vosges Mountains. This bottling captures the grape's legendary opulence, balancing rich textures with a vibrant, dry to off-dry finish that avoids the heavy oiliness often associated with lesser examples.
🍾 About the Producer
Domaine Zind Humbrecht was established in 1959 through the merger of two historic Alsatian winemaking families whose viticultural heritage dates back to 1620. Located in Turckheim in the heart of Alsace, the estate gained international renown under the stewardship of Léonard Humbrecht and subsequently his son Olivier Humbrecht, France's first Master of Wine. A pioneer in organic and biodynamic viticulture, the domaine strictly crafts terroir-driven white wines with minimal intervention from legendary Grand Cru and lieu-dit sites such as Rangen de Thann, Clos Windsbuhl, and Hengst. They are celebrated globally for their extraordinarily concentrated, mineral-rich expressions of Riesling, Pinot Gris, and Gewurztraminer, ranging from impeccably balanced dry wines to opulent Vendanges Tardives and Sélection de Grains Nobles.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Gewurztraminer
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
13.5% - 14.5%