Pinot Gris 13 Generation
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
roasted pork, creamy mushroom risotto, roasted poultry with cream sauce
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted to honor nearly four centuries and thirteen generations of unbroken family winemaking tradition in Ribeauvillé, the Trimbach Pinot Gris 13 Generation is a masterclass in Alsatian complexity and precision. Sourced from select old-vine parcels surrounding the historic village, this cuvée showcases the noble Pinot Gris grape at its most majestic. In keeping with the house's legendary style, the wine is fermented dry without malolactic fermentation, preserving a spine of pristine, vibrant acidity that balances the grape's natural richness. It undergoes aging in stainless steel and neutral oak casks to develop a deep, texturally luxurious mouthfeel defined by smoky minerality, ripe stone fruits, and subtle spice, reflecting the unique limestone and marl soils of their prized terroirs.
🍾 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
Pinot Gris 100%
🍷 ABV
13.5-1%