Zind Humbrecht, Riesling Brand Vintage:2017 glossy and honeyed in texture

glossy and honeyed in texture towards the finish

Part of the wine matured in concrete (something they started in 2016)

The palate is very firm

but they are clay-rich with a chalk component

Zind Humbrecht, Riesling Brand Vintage:2017 glossy and honeyed in textureMedium gold tinged yellow. Peach, blood orange, menthol and nutmeg on the nose, complicated by a distinctly stony, slatey quality. Then bright and penetrating on the palate, with musky green papaya, pink grapefruit and lichee flavors offering noteworthy precision and poise. Lasts well on the juicy, perfumed aftertaste. This gives an impression of greater sweetness and softness than the more linear, almost straightforward Rangen. The two wines couldn't