The Tokay-Pinot Gris Clos Windsbuhl (which took 11 months to ferment dry) is a wine of magnificent power and gracefulness. Packed with glycerin and rich, concentrated flavors, it displays a full-bodied, decadent, superbly well-balanced finish. An infant in terms of its evolution, 3-4 years of cellaring is required; it will drink well for over a decade. This is a richer, fuller, more complex wine than most Montrachets!In the hands of the top Alsatian producers, Tokay-Pinot Gris is a dry, full-bodied wine offering a huge perfume of buttery, creamy, smoky fruit, unctuous, intense flavors, and awesome power and palate presence. It is generally a richer, fuller wine than even the largest-scaled grand cru white burgundies. It gets my nod as the Montrachet of Alsace. When made by a producer who emphasizes unmanipulative winemaking and extremely low yields, Tokay-Pinot Gris can reach unprecedented heights of richness and complexity.The wines of Zind-Humbrecht are imported by Wine Markets International (Mitchell Nathanson), Woodbury, NY and by Kermit Lynch Wine Merchants, Berkeley, CA.

The green straw colored 1992 Pinot Gris Clos Windsbuhl offers a jammy white fruit-filled nose and a light-to-medium-bodied personality. Well-focused and dry, it is a fresh, precise, flower blossom dominated wine. This softly-textured, detail-oriented Pinot Gris is at its peak of maturity and should be consumed over the next 5 years.