Trimbach Gewurztraminer 2020《WC Selection - ZF968C》

Trimbach Gewurztraminer 2020《WC Selection - ZF968C》

Region : Alsace AOC, France 

Grapes : Gewurztraminer

Alcohol: 15%

Website: https://www.trimbach.fr/?lang=en

🌟 13th generation Alsace iconic family winery

🌟 Trimbach's wines appear at 26 french Michelin 3 stars restaurants

🌟 Robert Parker top 156 winery

🌟 2006 Decanter top 10 white winemaker

🌟 2017 Michel Bettane top 10 Riesling master

🌟 All vineyard HVE3 certifited, organic

🌟 One of the winery which has the lowest residual sugar approach, Aromatic sweet nose but dry and fresh in the palate

🏅 James Suckling 92 pts

🏅 Wine Advocate 91 pts

Maison Trimbach's viticultural origins date back to 1626, and since then, twelve generations of rigorous winemakers and Ambassadors devoted to the passion for Alsace wines have constantly distinguished themselves by the quality and authenticity of their wines, to patiently develop, from father to son, a solid reputation. The 13th generation joined the estate a few years ago.

1811 Birth of Jean-Frédéric Trimbach who takes a prominent place in viticulture in Alsace. He contributes to the influence of excellent wines from the unique terroir of the Ribeauvillé fracture field stretching from Turckheim to Saint-Hippolyte, already very famous for their Riesling...

1898 Diploma of Honor at the Brussels International Fair awarded to Frédéric Emile Trimbach.

Maison Trimbach's international reputation is established.

All of our 58-ha vineyard and the purchases of grapes from our 35 winegrowers are already HVE3 certified and are in the process of Organic Certification for 2023. 

The juices descend by gravity into our cellar located just below the estate.

We carefully decant all of our juices using centrifugal force.

Then each plot is vinified separately (except for our classic Pinot Blanc, Riesling and Gewurztraminer).

The juices are then placed in thermo-regulated vats in order to start their alcoholic fermentation.

No malolactic fermentation is carried out, except for Pinot Noir.

Once the alcoholic fermentation is complete, we carry out an aging on the fermentation lees for several weeks. The time of this aging is determined solely by the tasting of our wines. Depending on this tasting, we then decide whether or not to extract them.

Our Alsace wines are then aged on fine lees for several months. The aging time is tailor-made according to the needs of each of our wines. We carry out tangential filtration with ceramic filters in order to guarantee the future of our wines and their optimal aging in the bottle.

In the cellar, seriousness and rigor set the tone. Old casks and stainless steel vats follow one another: tradition and modernity go hand in hand with efficiency and precision.

The key words are: balance, purity, consistency and minerality. The objective is to bring out the terroir in each of our Alsace wines.

Bottling begins in the spring following the harvest and continues until the end of July, or even the beginning of September, depending on the vintage.

Then it's timefor the new vintage in a clean and empty cellar!

Winemaker and technical director of the estate since 1979, Pierre has been voted one of the best white wine winemakers in the world. Unparalleled expertise, mastery, he is often nicknamed the "purist" of Alsace, as his wines are balanced and ... pure!

🏅 James Suckling 92pts

An enticing bouquet of yellow roses, then a very striking balance of succulent yellow fruit and salty minerality make it very easy to enjoy this gewurz. Long finish with some real complexity for an entry-level wine.

🏅 Wine Advocate 91 pts

The 2020 Gewurztraminer opens clear, bright and fresh on the nose that is still dominated by rather spicy phenolics at this early stage. Round, lush and elegant on the palate, this is a refined, tense and salty/mineral wine with a serious and stimulating structure.