Riesling Brand Grand Cru – Kobrand Wine & Spirits

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France
Alsace

The Brand Vineyard is always the earliest-ripening Riesling vineyard (first to bud-break, flowering, etc.); the growth of a vine is directly related to the temperature at root level and Brand’s granite soil warms up very quickly. Zind-Humbrecht’s dedication to terroir expression guides all winemaking practices, which include extended pressing cycles, abbreviated clarification cycles (to retain natural yeasts and proteins in the must), natural malolactic fermentation and extended aging on the lees. The wine is aged 18 months in 40-year-old French barrels.

Tasting Note

A complex nose, quite discreet, with wet stones and ripe fruits. Vibrant, intense and long on the palate.

Technical Data

GRAPES: 100% Riesling

APPELLATION: Vin d'Alsace

AGING: 18 months in 40-year-old French barrels

Unique Selling Points

Certified Organic and Biodynamic
Extremely small volumes produced in 2021
Unbroken winemaking lineage in Alsace since 1620
97 points James Suckling, 94 points Vinous

Good wine is made by people who actually do everything they say they are doing.

Olivier Humbrecht MW, Winemaker

Vineyard Details

Brand Vineyard

Part of the Zind-Humbrecht Domaine, Brand Vineyard, translated to mean “land of fire,” refers to a historic fire that eroded the hillside, captured in the Turckheim archives. This Grand Cru vineyard lies entirely on a substratum known as Turckheim granite. Its steep slope is oriented south, southeast, giving the vines exceptional sun exposure while sheltering them from the north winds. Only Riesling is planted here. The vineyard covers 5.9 acres.

About the Grape

Riesling

Riesling shows sublime, refined, vibrant aromas and flavors of peaches, apricots and white fruit, with floral and citrus blossom notes. May show slate, earth, tar, smoke or kerosene notes.