and a touch of plum lead the way
and aged about a year in barrel with nothing added
but with the hallmark cassis
with just enough barrel polish to add texture without weight
nestled between the famous vineyards of Clos de la Roche and Chambolle-Musigny
Zind-Humbrecht, Riesling Brand Alsace Grand Cru, 1992 (375ml) Matthiasson Fall 2024 and a touch of plumA mature half bottle of Riesling from Brand, the warm granite Grand Cru above Turckheim whose name ("the burned slope") hints at the heat it traps. Granite gives Brand Riesling a firm, mineral backbone, and more than three decades in bottle have layered toast, petrol, and dried citrus complexity over that frame. This is what patient cellaring does to great Riesling. From Zind Humbrecht, the biodynamic benchmark estate of Olivier Humbrecht, France's