Mandelberg Riesling
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared sea bass with lemon-butter sauce, classic Alsatian onion tart, or roasted poultry with wild mushrooms.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the 'Hill of Almonds,' Trimbach's Mandelberg Grand Cru Riesling is a masterclass in Alsatian terroir and precision. The Mandelberg vineyard, situated in the communes of Mittelwihr and Beblenheim, is famous for the almond trees that line its slopes, blooming early each spring thanks to a warm, sun-drenched microclimate protected from harsh northern winds. The soil here is a rich composition of clay and limestone, which imparts a distinctively powerful structure, rich texture, and intense minerality to the Riesling grapes. In keeping with the house's legendary style, the wine is vinified dry without malolactic fermentation, preserving its vibrant, laser-like acidity. It reveals a complex bouquet of ripe citrus, white peach, and delicate almond blossom, underpinned by a deep, saline minerality and a remarkably long, structured finish.
🍾 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.