Frederic Emile Riesling
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2040
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Choucroute garnie, grilled turbot with lemon-butter sauce, or roasted veal chops.
✨ Technical Specifications
Named in honor of Frédéric Emile Trimbach, who famously secured the estate's reputation at the 1898 Brussels International Exposition, this legendary dry Riesling is a masterclass in Alsatian terroir. It is crafted from a signature blend of grapes grown in two prestigious Grand Cru vineyards that tower directly behind the Trimbach winery in Ribeauvillé: Geisberg and Osterberg. The marl, limestone, and sandstone soils of these steep, south- and southeast-facing slopes impart a profound, laser-like minerality and structural tension. Vinified in a bone-dry style without malolactic fermentation, the wine is aged in stainless steel and neutral oak casks before undergoing extensive bottle aging in the deep cellars of Maison Trimbach. This meticulous process yields a Riesling of peerless purity, characterized by vibrant citrus, petrol notes, and a crystalline salinity that reflects its historic origins.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1626 in Riquewihr and later relocated to Ribeauvillé, Maison Trimbach represents thirteen generations of unyielding devotion to Alsatian viticulture. The estate spans over 60 hectares across premier terroirs along the Ribeauvillé fault line, notably in Ribeauvillé, Bergheim, and Hunawihr, where complex Muschelkalk limestone, marl, and sandstone soils intersect with a sheltered semi-continental climate. Following decades of sustainable management, Trimbach achieved official organic certification across all estate holdings and partner grower parcels in 2023. Winemaking philosophy hinges on an uncompromising pursuit of balance, tension, and gastronomic dryness: fruit undergoes gentle pressing, parcel-by-parcel temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless steel and neutral casks, and absolute prevention of malolactic fermentation, accompanied by patient bottle aging prior to commercial release. Celebrated worldwide for crystalline structure and ageworthiness, the house benchmarks include the monumental single-terroir Riesling Clos Sainte Hune from the Rosacker lieu-dit, the venerable Cuvée Frédéric Emile, and exquisitely sculpted Grand Cru releases such as Mandelberg and Schlossberg.
🍇 Grapes
Riesling
🍷 ABV
12.5% - 13.5%