Domaine Zind-Humbrecht

Domaine Zind Humbrecht is a wine estate which has been hugely influential not just in Alsace, but in France and beyond. This is thanks to the intelligence, vision and courageous experimental spirit of Olivier Humbrecht MW (France’s first-ever Master of Wine), building on the significant viticultural legacy of his father, Léonard Humbrecht.

The pair have recovered, renovated and painstakingly assembled a 40-ha estate which includes some of Alsace’s greatest sites. A careful combination of scientific observation and practical, outcomes-based biodynamics in the vineyard is complemented by radical restraint in the cellar; the result is a large range of wines of almost unmatched expressive force. Granite (Brand and Sommerberg), limestone (Clos Windsbuhl and Goldert), marl (Clos Hauserer), and volcanic soils (Rangen de Thann) all feature.

Since the super-low yields originally practiced by Olivier tended to result in rich wines which were not always easy to match at table, in recent years the domain has upped yields and brought forward harvest dates in order to produce dry wines above all, though without any loss of impact or intensity. Pierre-Emile Humbrecht is now working with his father in both the vineyards and the cellar of this Turckheim-based domain.

Website:	https://www.zindhumbrecht.fr/en/
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Year found:	1959
Surface area in hectare:	42
Visit type:	Upon request