Winsbuhl Riesling
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2033
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared sea bass, roasted poultry with lemon-herb jus, aged goat cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
The Clos Windsbuhl is an ancient, historic walled vineyard perched high above the picturesque village of Hunawihr, boasting a heritage that stretches back to the 14th century when it was owned by the royalty of Hungary and later the Habsburgs. Acquired by Domaine Zind Humbrecht in 1987, this south-to-southeast-facing monopole sits on a substrate of Muschelkalk (shell limestone) which, combined with its high elevation and cool microclimate, results in a late-ripening terroir of singular distinction. The Riesling produced here is defined by this limestone foundation, yielding a wine of crystalline purity, intense mineral tension, and a vibrant, laser-like acidity. Fermented slowly with indigenous yeasts and aged on its fine lees, this wine beautifully marries Alsatian power with an ethereal, saline elegance.
🍾 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
Riesling
🍷 ABV
12.5-13.5%