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The Facts • Established in 1626, the Trimbach family is on their 13th • While the Riesling varietal represents around 22% of generation of ownership. Alsace’s total production it represents over 40% of Trimbach’s own production. Riesling is King! • Vineyards are planted on the Ribeauvillé’s faultline that fractured 50M years ago between the Vosges Mountain • Produced since 1919, Clos Ste. Hune is a Monopole– range and the Black Forest. This offers a mosaic of terroirs wholly-owned parcel–of just over 4 acres, with fewer including complex calcareous limestone and bio- than 8,000 btls/year, in the Grand Cru Rosacker. The wine degraded seashell fossils called “Muschelkalk.” is described by many International press members as “the DRC of Alsace.” • In 1972, Maison Trimbach eradicated all chemical use from the vineyard and winery and has been practicing • Produced since 1967, the legendary Cuvée Frédéric sustainable agriculture for the Classic range and organic Émile is an equal blend of Geisberg and Osterberg Grands production for the Reserves, Gold labels, Grands Crus, Crus. It is the only Alsace wine listed on 28 of France’s and Prestige wines. In 1996, Maison Trimbach was the three-star Michelin restaurants. first to introduce sexual confusion capsules as a sustainable measure in Alsace. Additionally, harvests are • Clos Ste. Hune and Cuvée Frédéric Émile are sought-after carefully performed only by hand. wines to collect and/or cellar evidenced by their ranking #1 & #3 respectively with the highest amount of searches • The Trimbach style is characterized by producing the on Wine Searcher.com in 2017. finest dry and balanced wines with no malolactic fermentation and no new oak ageing- a style that can last • Pierre Trimbach, winemaker since 1979, was named one graciously for years. The wines pair with ALL cuisines of of the world’s Top Ten White Winemakers by Decanter the world because of their fruitiness, freshness, dryness, Magazine in 2006. Pierre was also named “Wine purity and sumptuous balance. Personality of 2016” by Bettane & Desseauve French Wine Guide and they scored Cuvée Fréderic Émile 2008 • A “Grand House” among small producer houses which a rare 20/20. typically average only 7.5 acres, the Trimbach family now owns over 123 acres of AOP classified vineyards. • Pierre Trimbach has also been the president of the “Vendanges Tardives and Sélection de Grains Nobles” • Trimbach has been the #1 Alsace producer in cases sold (Late Harvest and SGN) committee since 2000. in the US since 1978; however, it is NOT the largest house! Maison Trimbach’s production is under • Alsace has enjoyed ten very good to exceptional vintages 100,000cs/year. in the last 10 years. A record of top vintages! • While Grands Crus in Alsace represents 4% of total Updated 9/4/20 production, Trimbach’s Grands Crus represent 30% of their own production. The Range Classics Réserves Pinot Blanc Riesling Réserve Riesling Dry Muscat Réserve Gewurztraminer Pinot Gris Réserve Pinot Noir Réserve Gold Labels Single Vineyards Vendanges Tardives & Riesling Cuvée F. Émile Riesling Clos Ste. Hune Selections de Grains Nobles Pinot Gris Réserve Personnelle Riesling Grand Cru Geisberg Pinot Gris Vendanges Tardives Pinot Noir Réserve Personnelle Riesling Grand Cru Schlossberg Gewürztraminer Vendanges Tardives Gewürztraminer Cuvée Des Riesling Grand Cru Mandelberg Pinot Gris Selection de Grains Nobles Seigneurs de Ribeaupierre Gewürztraminer Selection de Grains Nobles French Guide Jancis Wine Robert Parker’s Wine Wine James Vintage Bettane & Vinous Robinson Spectator Wine Advocate Enthusiast & Spirits Suckling Desseauve Riesling 2018 • • • • 92 5/20 • • • Gewürztraminer 2017 • • • • • 91 1/19 • • Classics Pinot Blanc 2019 • • • • • • • 91 12/20 Muscat Réserve (Dry) 2016 • • 91 12/18 • • 90 4/18 • • 92 11/17 Riesling Réserve 2015 • 17/20 90 6/17 • 91+ 3/17 • 90 12/16 SMART BUY Riesling Réserve 2016 • • 93 3/19 • • 90+ 4/18 • 92 5/18 90 8/20 Riesling Réserve 2017 • • 93 2/20 • 93 5/20 92 1/19 YEAR’S BEST 93 8/19 ALSATIAN WINES Riesling Réserve 2018 • • • • 95 9/20 • • • CELLAR SELECTION Riesling Selection de Vieilles Vignes 2015 • 17/20 93 12/18 92 6/17 • 92 3/17 90 4/18 92 5/18 Riesling Selection de Vieilles Vignes 2016 • • 92 2/20 • • 91+ 4/18 • • 96 5/20 Reserves Riesling Selection de Vieilles Vignes 2017 • • • • #2 TOP 100 WINE • • 95 8/19 OF 2020; ED. CH. Pinot Gris Réserve 2014 • • 90 9/16 • 93 8/17 90+ 2/16 • 92 9/15 Pinot Gris Réserve 2015 • • 90 11/17 • 94 8/17 • • 92 12/16 93 93 8/20 Pinot Gris Réserve 2016 • • • • • YEAR’S BEST 8/18 ALSATIAN WINES Pinot Noir Réserve 2017 • • • • • 90+ 1/19 • 93 8/19 Pinot Noir Réserve 2018 • • • • • • • • Pinot Noir Réserve Personelle 2016 • • • • 4/19 4/18 • 8/19 (European label: Cuvée 7) 92 90+ 92 93 8/20 Riesling Cuvée F. Emile 2011 • • 93 11/17 93 8/14 • 92+ 11/12 YEAR’S BEST 94 5/18 ALSATIAN WINES Gewürztraminer Cuvée des 2012 • • • 10/15 • 4/15 4/18 5/18 Seigneurs de Ribeaupierre 93+ 93 93 93 Gewürztraminer Cuvée des 2013 • • 9/16 10/15 10/20 • • 9/15 Seigneurs de Ribeaupierre 92 94 94 95 Pinot Gris Réserve Personnelle 2012 • • • • • • Gold Labels 90+ 10/15 93 4/15 94 8/20 Pinot Gris Réserve Personnelle 2014 • • 91 12/18 91 6/17 • 91 2/16 YEAR’S BEST 94 9/15 ALSATIAN WINES 92 8/17 Pinot Gris Réserve Personnelle 2015 • • #55, TOP 100 91+ 6/17 • 91+ 3/17 • 92 12/16 OF 2017 94 8/20 Riesling Clos Ste. Hune Grand Cru 2014 • • • 96 6/17 • 94+ 2/16 YEAR’S BEST 99 9/15 ALSATIAN WINES Riesling Clos Ste. Hune Grand Cru 2016 • • • • • 98+ 4/18 • 98 8/19 Riesling Grand Cru Geisberg 2014 • • 93 Web 2017 93+ 6/17 • 91 2/16 • 98 9/15 Riesling Grand Cru Geisberg 2016 • • • • • 93 4/18 • 93 8/19 Prestige Wines Prestige Riesling Grand Cru Schlossberg 2017 • • • • 97 5/20 • • CELLAR SELECTION 92+ 1/19 Riesling Grand Cru Mandelberg 2016 • • • • 96 5/20 92+ 4/18 • 93 8/19 93 8/20 Pinot Gris Vendanges Tardives 2009 • • • • • • YEAR’S BEST • ALSATIAN WINES Gewürztraminer Vendanges 2007 /20 /20 10/11 4/10 3/14 11/08 • • Tardives 18.5 18.5 92 94 93 91 Gewürztraminer Vendanges 93 8/20 2014 • • 90 Web 2016 95 6/17 • 92+ 2/16 YEAR’S BEST 90 9/15 Tardives ALSATIAN WINES Pinot Gris Selection de Grains 2005 • • 10/11 2/08 • 7/07 • • Nobles 97 95 92 Vendanges Tardives & Tardives Vendanges Gewürztraminer Selection Selections de Grains Nobles Selections 2001 • • Web 2006 • • 11/03 • • de Grains Nobles Hors Choix 93 93 Gewürztraminer Selection 2007 /20 /20 11/12 4/10 • 11/08 • • de Grains Nobles Hors Choix 19.5 19 94 96 94 .