- Gewurztraminer "Sélection de Grains Nobles" 

- Pinot-Gris "Réserve Personnelle"

- Gewurztraminer "Cuvée des Seigneurs de Ribeaupierre"  

- Gewurztraminer "Vendanges Tardives"   

- Riesling "Cuvée Frédéric Emile"  

- Riesling "Clos Ste Hune"  

Ratings & Reviews  

erobertparker.com #188, April 2010

Reviewed by: David Schildknecht   

96 POINTS - Gewurztraminer "Sélection de Grains Nobles" 

"The 2007 Gewurztraminer Selection de Grains Nobles Hors Choix represents a cuvee designation that the Trimbachs also utilized in 1989 and 2000 for wine of near Esszencia-like richness. Essence of rose petal along with mirabelle preserves, mint candy, and brown spices on the nose are joined on a thickly-rich palate by honey, chocolate, and white raisin. Yet for all of its richness and gaudy, candied set of flavors, this preserves a juicy sense of leavening and refreshment in a finish of extraordinary persistence, its sweetness not in the least cloying. This should be a 50 year wine."

93 POINTS - Pinot-Gris "Réserve Personnelle"  

"Given the quality of Trimbach's least-expensive ("Reserve") 2007 Pinot Gris, I was salivating in anticipation of their 2007 Pinot Gris Reserve Personnelle. Its 14.5% alcohol and 12 grams residual sugar are only a bit higher those of the amazing corresponding 2005 (lauded in issue 175), and the wine is no less remarkable. Toasted nuts and dried mushrooms mingle with ripe peach, quince, and mango on a oily palate, and this finishes ravishingly, with opulently ripe, almost confitured fruits and a faint hint of sweetness, balanced by smoky and bitter notes of snuffed candle wick, quinine, and toasted nuts, as well as by a fine sense of freshness. There is more than a little Chenin-like about this (as there is about the corresponding "Reserve" bottling), and I expect it will be worth following for at least two decades, even if few will."

93 POINTS - Gewurztraminer "Cuvée des Seigneurs de Ribeaupierre"

"The Trimbach 2007 Gewurztraminer Seigneurs de Ribeaupierre - like the corresponding "Reserve" bottling - displays a surprising and delightful array of stimulating nuances that can only be termed "mineral." Here, though, those characteristics manifest themselves already in the nose, along with classic rose petal, brown spices, caraway, and smoked meat. A malted, nutty richness - like the saline, alkaline, and stony elements - give this a real sense of depth to match its creamy richness of texture, while bittersweet floral perfume wafts through to a remarkably buoyant and (despite 15 grams residual sugar) dry-tasting finish. This beauty should be worth following for a quarter century, and will doubtless taste even more impressive when it is released in a couple of years."

94 POINTS- Gewurztraminer "Vendanges Tardives"   

"The Trimbach 2007 Gewurztraminer Vendange Tardive smells of marzipan, purple plum preserves, litchi, smoked meat, musk, and macaroon. Rich and oily - like a gelee of Gewurz - it loads the palate with the taste-able side of the aforementioned aromatic cast, along with low-toned suggestions of toasted nuts, brown spices, dark honey, cocoa powder, and game pate that contribute to a reverberating chordal finish. This will not only be worth following for 25 or more years, its complexity and richness will also outlast its moderate youthful sweetness."

 92 POINTS - Riesling "Cuvée Frédéric Emile"

"Trimbach's 2007 Riesling Cuvee Frederic Emile - the driest rendition ever of this cuvee, at well under a gram of residual sugar, yet with nearly eight grams acidity - can definitely use the time it will receive in bottle before being released in late 2011 or early 2012! If this year's reserve Riesling flirted with austerity, the Frederic Emile risks severity. That said, its arrow-like penetration and sharpness; its adamant stoniness; and its citrus zest and cherry pit bitterness, are allied to formidable density; bracing salinity; deep, marrow-like meatiness; a subtle suggestion of textural creaminess; and an overall impression of exhilarating, vibrant refreshment. This will be for those with patience and/or for acid freaks (of which I count myself one) and ought to remain fresh for 15 or more years."

96 Points - Riesling "Clos Ste Hune"   

F.E. TRIMBACH 

For almost four centuries, the Trimbach Family has been promoting Alsace and its History, its exceptional terroirs and fine wines.  Maison Trimbach is still located in Ribeauvillé and still owned by the two grandsons of Fédéric Théodore, Bernard and Hubert, since their father's untimely death in 1945.     

The Family personaly looks after each operation, from planting to harvests and from vinification to bottling.

Maison Trimbach's vineyards are all situated around Ribeauvillé, where the soils are dominant in  limestone (Ribeauvillé, Hunawihr, Bergheim, Rorschwihr, Riquewihr and Mittelwihr).

They benefit from the unique alsatian microclimate, thanks to the Vosges Mountains protection, which preserves the plain from the rain.

The Trimbachs have always had a purist vision. For 12 generations, the Family has been producing dry wines, very strictly structured, long-living and fruity, elegant and balanced: it's the Trimbach Style!

The Trimbach's let their wines age in the bottles in the cellar during several years before they release them on the market, especially for the Great Wines, such as Riesling Cuvée Frédéric Emile.