1992 Gewurztraminer Heimbourg

The Gewurztraminer Heimbourg is an awesomely powerful, super-concentrated, staggering example of Gewurztraminer at its most dramatic. It slams the taster in the face with a barrage of intense, exotic, perfumed aromas of lychee nuts, roses, and ripe fruit. Extremely full-bodied and spectacularly concentrated, this dry Gewurztraminer should drink well for 10-15 years. A wine enthusiast's first exposure to a great Gewurztraminer seems to elicit one of two reactions - revulsion or admiration. Because of its intensely-perfumed, flamboyant bouquet of rose petals, lychee nuts, and super-ripe pineapples, it will never impress those looking for understatement and subtlety. However, I am unequivocally in the corner of this controversial wine, as I find it to be remarkably flexible with food. Moreover, its longevity exceeds most dry white wines produced in nearby Burgundy. As my notes attest, Zind-Humbrecht does a spectacular job with Gewurztraminer. The wines of Zind-Humbrecht are imported by Wine Markets International (Mitchell Nathanson), Woodbury, NY and by Kermit Lynch Wine Merchants, Berkeley, CA.