Trimbach Clos Ste Hune Riesling

Description

Trimbach Clos Ste Hune is the estates top Riesling and reckoned, by many, to be the very best Riesling, certainly from Alsace, if not the world.

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. The iconic Trimbach 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 Clos Ste Hune is a an exceptional terroir located in the heart of Grand Cru Rosacker, Hunawihr. The Clos represents 1,67 hectares and has belonged to the Trimbach family for more than 200 years. Bottled in April after the vintage, the wines are only produced in exceptional years and interestingly, some are released before others. The calcary soil allows this Riesling to develop a specific aroma and a wonderful concentration of fruits. Dry yet succulent, of phenomenal complexity, this wine develops an extraordinary aftertaste of minerals after a few years in bottle. The plot, which is approximately 50 years old, is south south east exposed and the yields are very low, about 40 to 50 hectoliters per hectare. Annual production reaches about 9000 bottles, depending on the vintage. That makes the wine so unique that Trimbach Clos Ste Hune Riesling is looked for by many collectors from all over the world.