Zind-Humbrecht, Riesling Brand Alsace Grand Cru, 1992 (375ml) Matthiasson Fall 2024 nestled between the famous vineyards

nestled between the famous vineyards of Clos de la Roche and Chambolle-Musigny

and fruits

but with the hallmark cassis

Drink it slightly cool

and aged about a year in barrel with nothing added

Zind-Humbrecht, Riesling Brand Alsace Grand Cru, 1992 (375ml) Matthiasson Fall 2024 nestled between the famous vineyardsA 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