Turckheim Riesling
⏳ Drinking Window
2020 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled freshwater trout, roast chicken with herbs, traditional Alsatian choucroute.
✨ Technical Specifications
Domaine Zind Humbrecht's Turckheim Riesling is a masterful village-level expression that captures the unique terroir of the historic medieval town of Turckheim. Sourced primarily from the gravelly, alluvial soils of the valley floor—where the Fecht river deposited round stones that absorb and radiate the sun's heat—this wine benefits from a warm, early-ripening microclimate. Cultivated under strict biodynamic principles, the grapes undergo a slow, natural fermentation using indigenous yeasts in ancient, large oak foudres. This patient winemaking process coaxes out a beautifully textured, dry Riesling that balances vibrant, stony minerality with ripe citrus and floral aromas, reflecting the rich winemaking heritage of Alsace.
🍾 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%