Gewurtzraminer Reserve
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Asian cuisine, Munster cheese, roasted duck
✨ Technical Specifications
Maison Trimbach's Gewurztraminer Reserve is a benchmark expression of Alsace's most aromatic grape, crafted with the family's signature commitment to structure, balance, and dry precision. Sourced from select older vines in Ribeauville and surrounding villages, where limestone and clay soils impart a distinct mineral backbone, this wine undergoes cool fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel and old foudres. Unlike many Alsatian Gewurztraminers that lean heavily into residual sweetness, Trimbach's Reserve style remains intensely aromatic yet remarkably dry and fresh, eschewing malolactic fermentation. The name itself hints at its spicy nature ('Gewurz' meaning spice in German), and local folklore often associates this expressive grape with festive Alsatian celebrations and rich culinary heritage.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1626 in the historic heart of Alsace, Maison Trimbach has been guided by the Trimbach family across more than a dozen generations, earning an international reputation from their cellars in Ribeauvillé. The estate is celebrated for its purist winemaking philosophy, emphasizing pristine structure, mineral tension, and an uncompromising dedication to bone-dry expressions that age with profound grace. Sourcing fruit from exceptional terroirs, including prestigious Grand Cru sites, Trimbach crafts some of the world's most revered white wines alongside refined regional eaux-de-vie. Their crown jewel, the legendary Clos Sainte Hune Riesling, stands as a global benchmark of precision and longevity, complemented by classic expressions of Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, and Pinot Blanc.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Gewurztraminer
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
13.5% - 14.5%