Heimbourg Riesling
⏳ Drinking Window
2020 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled trout, roasted poultry, goat cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
The Heimbourg lieu-dit, situated on a steep, wind-swept hill overlooking the valley of Munster in Turckheim, is renowned for its complex geology dominated by oligocene limestone and calcareous clay. This terroir imparts a distinctive, structural minerality to the Riesling vines planted here. Domaine Zind Humbrecht treats this vineyard with biodynamic rigor, allowing the grapes to ripen slowly under the late afternoon sun of its west-facing slopes. The wine is crafted using traditional, slow fermentations with indigenous yeasts in large, neutral oak foudres, resulting in a Riesling of immense depth, vibrant acidity, and a characteristic flinty, saline finish that reflects its ancient limestone soils.
🍾 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
Riesling
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
12.5% - 13.5