“CUVÉE DES SEIGNEURS DE RIBEAUPIERRE” GEWURZTRAMINER

Maison Trimbach

APPELLATION

Alsace Contrôlée

GRAPE VARIETIES

100% Gewurztraminer

WINEMAKERS

Pierre Trimbach

TECHNICAL DATA

Alcohol
13.4%

2013

95POINTS

JamesSuckling.com

SEPTEMBER 2015

2012

93POINTS

Wine Advocate

OCTOBER 2015

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BACKGROUND

The Trimbach’s have a purist vision. For three centuries and across 13 generations, the family has produced wines that are structured, long-lived, fruity, elegant and balanced: the celebrated Trimbach style. The family personally looks after each operation, from planting to harvests and from vinification to bottling.
The viticultural origin of the Trimbach family dates back to 1626, when Jean Trimbach, was recognized as a citizen of Riquewihr. From then on, the Trimbach’s were renowned for their wine-growing. Maison Trimbach’s vineyards are all situated around Ribeauville (Ribeauville, Hunawihr, Bergheim, Rorschwihr, Riquewihr and Mittlewihr). They benefit from the unique Alsatian microclimate, thanks to the Vosges Mountains protection, which preserves the plain from the rain. The vineyards were planted on the Ribeauville’s fault line that fractured 50 million years ago between the Vosges Mountain range and the Black Forest offering a mosaic of terroirs including the complex calcareous limestone and bio-degraded seashell fossils called “Muschelkalk”.
Named in honor of the Lords of Ribeaupierre who governed Alsace during the Middle Ages. This cuvée is produced only in vintages when the Trimbach family believes the quality to be high enough.

WINEMAKING & VINTAGE NOTES

The soil at the Trimbach’s vineyards in the town of Ribeauville, part of the Grands Crus Osterberg, is very stony limestone over a base of sandstone at 250 to 350 meters above sea level. The well-drained argilo-calcaire soil over a deep sandstone base supports vines with an average age of 40 years. The grapes are picked by hand as late as possible in order to achieve maximum ripeness which, in turn, gives optimum depth of flavor and complexity after gentle pressing in the pneumatic press. The juice runs into the cellar by gravity and clarifies naturally prior to fermentation. The juice ferments in stainless steel at controlled temperature for 2-4 weeks. This cuvée is vinified nearly to complete dryness, the beautiful balance is the result of highly concentrated fruit, due to a very low yield.

AGEING

The wine is not oak aged, the salient characteristic of which are extreme purity and concentrated fruit. It is bottled early to preserve freshness and then bottle-aged before leaving the winery.

TASTING NOTES

Spicy and exotic on the nose. Ripe but not sweet. Fine, stylish, concentrated wine with lovely grip. Purity of flavors, beautiful elegance and very persistent. Great power and richness while retaining a balance of finesse and elegance.