Domaine Zind-Humbrecht Gewurztraminer Rangen de Thann Clos Saint Urbain 2022 Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence These grapes are from organically-treated

These grapes are from organically-treated 15+ year old vines planted to sandy-clay soils

The 2016 Laboro Disobedient is fabulous

with a claret-like center of gravity tethered to foresty tannins

The 2022 Chardonnay Beckstoffer Carneros Lake Vineyard is stunning stuff

with very soft and delicate tannins

Domaine Zind-Humbrecht Gewurztraminer Rangen de Thann Clos Saint Urbain 2022 Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence These grapes are from organically-treatedIntensely smoky nose with notes of bergamot and gunpowder. Very powerful and structured, but so tense, energetic and bone dry, this is a very great expression of this unique site. Fundamentally volcanic in a radically smoky and dryly textural manner. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drinkable now, but best from 2025. James Suckling