1991 Domaine Zind-Humbrecht Tokay Pinot Gris Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru

The 1991 Tokay Vieilles Vignes exhibits powerful scents of butter and ripe fruit, as well as staggeringly rich, concentrated flavors buttressed by crisp acidity. This powerhouse is less open than either the 1989 or 1990, but it may prove to be even more concentrated and longer-lived. It is an amazing wine! Zind-Humbrecht is synonymous with fabulous Tokay. It reaches Montrachet-like dimensions of power, texture, and aromatic as well as flavor intensity when made by this estate. As extraordinary as the 1989 and 1990 Zind-Humbrecht wines are, these 1991s, largely because of the difficulties presented by the vintage, are even more amazing. Readers must keep in mind that for the top Alsatian producers the situation is much like that in Burgundy - only tiny quantities of wine available. Between 50 and 150 cases of each wine is the entire allocation for the American market. I do not ever remember a producer in a so-so year making such magnificent wines! Bravo to Olivier and Leonard Humbrecht! Zind-Humbrecht wines are imported by Wine Markets International, Syosset, NY and Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA.