Trimbach Gewurztraminer Selection de Grains Noblse

Wine information: Maison Trimbach (F. E. Trimbach) is, without question, one of the greatest names in wine-making in the French region of Alsace. Based in the town of Ribeauvillé, the Trimbach family has been involved in wine making over 13 generations. The business was founded by Jean Trimbach in 1626 in Riquewihr and has since moved twice, in the 1840s to Hunawihr and most recently to Ribeauvillé after World War One. Maison Trimbach has an enviable reputation for the quality of its entire range. Trimbach owns many vineyard located around Ribeauvillé (with predominantly limestone soils) but they also act as a negociant for local growers . Trimbach does not use the Alsace Grand Cru designation for any of their wines (although most of their top wines come from Grand Cru vineyard sites). The company is perhaps best known for its top-end dry Rieslings made in the traditional Alsatian style – structured, elegant, fruity, balanced and long-lived. Trimbach’s top wine is the iconic Clos Ste Hune, a dry Riesling produced from a special plot in the Rosacker Grand Cru Vineyard. Trimbach wines are also listed in every single one of the 26 Three Michelin Star restaurants in France, and are present on the very best restaurant wine lists across the globe. Trimbach Gewurztraminer Selection de Grains Noble is even richer and rarer than the vendange tardive wine. The harvest for these wines can only be conducted in perfect weather conditions - the "Selection de Grains Noble" is bascially the selective picking of each grape that has been affected and shriveled by noble rot (Botrytis cinerea). Not only does this not happen every year but, when it does, it is a very time-consuming method of wine production.

Tasting Notes: Trimbach Gewurztraminer Selection de Grains Nobles is without a doubt an exceptionally food-friendly wine - it evokes the flavors of mirabelle plum tart, ripe pear and quince, honey and fig, while remaining perfectly balanced thanks to the natural acidity. Decadence in a bottle.

Food & drink match: Drink this alone, or alternatively it will make a great partner to Foie Gras, rich and spicy meals and luciously sweet desserts.

Reviews: 93 / 100 Stephen Tanzer

 
     

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