Pinot Gris Reserve
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted pork loin, creamy mushroom risotto, or pan-seared veal chops.
✨ Technical Specifications
Maison Trimbach's Pinot Gris Réserve is a benchmark expression of Alsatian Pinot Gris, showcasing the family's signature dry, structured, and intensely mineral style. Sourced from mature vines in the limestone-dominant soils around Ribeauvillé, this wine benefits from the unique microclimate of the Vosges Mountains' rain shadow. Unlike many Alsatian producers who leave significant residual sugar, Trimbach vinifies this Pinot Gris dry, avoiding malolactic fermentation to preserve the grape's natural, vibrant acidity and pristine fruit character. Historically, Pinot Gris in Alsace was referred to as 'Tokay d'Alsace'—a legendary moniker dating back to the 16th century when vines were reputedly brought from Hungary by Baron Schwendi. Today, Trimbach's Réserve bottling honors this rich heritage, offering a beautifully textured, smoky, and complex white wine that balances rich stone fruit with a precise, clean 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.
🍇 Grapes
Pinot Gris
🍷 ABV
13.5% - 14%