Zind Humbrecht, Clos Hauserer Riesling Size:6x750ml very elegant yet intense and

very elegant yet intense and full of energy

There is plenty of muscle and a certain robust power and while the shaping tannins are dense they are also relatively fine

that's a plus

Here the lateness of the malos is in evidence as the nose is almost raw with traces of fermentation aromas and reduction though the medium plus weight flavors are detailed

Zind Humbrecht, Clos Hauserer Riesling Size:6x750ml very elegant yet intense andThe 2005 Riesling Clos Hauserer was another of Humbrechts reluctant fermentors, from very ripe and rot tinged grapes, but thanks to high acidity 22 grams of residual sugar only subtly make their presence known. Vanilla, licorice, sage, quince and peach preserves, orange zest, and brown spices are the key notes in this rich yet almost aggressively penetrating Riesling, but there is also an undeniably chalky undertone to its blazingly citric as well as