Riesling Classic
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Choucroute garnie, grilled freshwater fish, fresh oysters and seafood platters
✨ Technical Specifications
Maison Trimbach’s Riesling Classic is the definitive ambassador of the estate's dry, precise, and structured winemaking philosophy. Sourced from choice vineyard parcels around Ribeauvillé, where limestone, sandstone, and marl soils dominate, this wine represents a centuries-old dedication to purity. The Trimbach family avoids malolactic fermentation entirely, fermenting the juice in temperature-controlled stainless steel and old oak foudres to preserve the grape's natural, electric acidity and pristine fruit character. Historically, Alsatian Riesling was prized by royalty and local taverns alike for its ability to cut through rich regional cuisine. Trimbach's Classic expression remains a benchmark for the region, delivering a bone-dry profile defined by green apple, white peach, and a distinct, stony minerality that reflects the soul of Alsace.
🍾 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
100% Riesling
🍷 ABV
12.5% - 13%