Rotenberg Pinot Gris Selection de Grains Nobles
⏳ Drinking Window
2020 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Foie gras, blue cheese, apricot tart
✨ Technical Specifications
The Rotenberg vineyard, situated in Wintzenheim on a steep, west-to-northwest-facing slope, is famous for its distinctive red limestone soil, rich in iron. This unique terroir slows down the ripening process, preserving a vibrant, crystalline acidity that is crucial for balancing sweet wines. Domaine Zind Humbrecht's Pinot Gris Sélection de Grains Nobles is a rare masterpiece born only in exceptional vintages when botrytis cinerea (noble rot) develops perfectly. The grapes are meticulously hand-harvested in multiple passes ('tries') to select only the most shriveled, concentrated berries. Fermented slowly with indigenous yeasts in historic oak foudres, this wine reflects Olivier Humbrecht's uncompromising biodynamic philosophy, resulting in an incredibly rich, complex nectar with notes of honey, dried apricots, and exotic spices, backed by a monumental mineral backbone.
🍾 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
Pinot Gris
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
6% - 9%