{"product_id":"domaine-zind-humbrecht-riesling-roche-calcaire-2023","title":"Domaine Zind-Humbrecht Riesling Roche Calcaire 2023","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Alsatian dry Riesling is literally named \u003cem\u003e“limestone rock”\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003e“Roche Calcaire”\u003c\/em\u003e) – if that doesn’t get the Riesling-lovers’ hearts twirling, a 95-point score from Suckling sure will. We’re cutting more than $20 off the retail price… so there’s really no reason NOT to try this savory, spicy, beeswax-laden white.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDomaine Zind-Humbrecht as it exists today was created in 1959 through the marriage of Léonard Humbrecht and Geneviève Zind, but the Humbrecht family’s winemaking heritage goes way back to 1620. Since ‘59, the family has assembled an extraordinary patchwork of vineyards, including holdings in several grand crus, and nowadays the estate is led by Olivier Humbrecht. (Fun fact: He was the first Frenchman to ever earn the Master of Wine title in 1989.) The domaine farms biodynamically and makes wine using only its own fruit, maintaining a commitment to low yields, native yeast ferments, and slow aging on the lees to give each site a chance to wholly express itself. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Roche Calcaire (again… \u003cem\u003e\"limestone rock”\u003c\/em\u003e) is part of their terroir-focused \u003cem\u003e“Roche”\u003c\/em\u003e series that demonstrates soil-specific expressions – here highlighting the full, generous, high-acid character that limestone grants Riesling. The fruit is drawn mostly from vineyards around Gueberschwihr, the village south of Colmar that is the Humbrecht family’s home, where deep marl-limestone soils warm slowly and give the grape a long, late-ripening cycle. Olivier notes that these limestone sites make broad wines with firm acidity that perform especially well in warm years – a useful trait in the hot 2023 vintage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe color in the glass is a dense gold with aromas of bright lemons and limes, then some lemongrass, fresh ginger, beeswax, and orange oil. The palate is bone-dry and vertical, filled with many of those same spiced, savory, citrusy notes from the nose and an immeasurably long and chalky finish. Dry Riesling and white wine fans are likely to already be salivating – but just wait ‘til you pour a glass! A worthy find from one of Alsace’s most revered estates, and well under retail at that. Give it a go, and don’t be surprised if \u003cem\u003e“Calcaire”\u003c\/em\u003e starts to sound like a pretty darn good name for your next-born child.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFOOD PAIRINGS: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.madaboutmacarons.com\/monkfish-french-brittany-stew\/\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrench monkfish stew\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – made with tomatoes, garlic, onion, white wine, and Cognac – served with rice… ridiculously charming with this bright Riesling (and a fabulous Fall transition meal).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"First Bottle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53401491505449,"sku":"1013589","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/2706\/8457\/files\/DomaineZind-HumbrechtRieslingRocheCalcaire2023_1013589_FB_Rack.jpg?v=1787674563","url":"https:\/\/firstbottlewines.com\/products\/domaine-zind-humbrecht-riesling-roche-calcaire-2023","provider":"First Bottle Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}