Pinot Gris
⏳ Drinking Window
2020 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted pork loin, wild mushroom risotto, rich terrines or pâtés
✨ Technical Specifications
Domaine Zind Humbrecht's Pinot Gris is a masterclass in the rich, texturally complex style that has defined Alsace for centuries. Historically known in the region as 'Tokay d'Alsace'—a name associated with the legend of Baron Lazare de Schwendi, who supposedly brought vines back from Hungary in the 16th century—the grape finds an ideal home in the estate's biodynamically farmed soils. Crafted with minimal intervention, the wine undergoes an incredibly slow, natural fermentation in traditional, large oak foudres, often lasting up to a year. This patient process coaxes out Pinot Gris's signature smoky, honeyed, and stone-fruit character, balanced by a vibrant, terroir-driven acidity and a deep, mineral-rich finish that reflects the diverse volcanic and limestone soils of the region.
🍾 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
Pinot Gris
🍷 ABV
13.5% - 14.5%