Riesling Clos St Hune
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 10 to 30 years from the vintage release, as it requires substantial cellar aging to fully blossom.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Poached turbot with butter sauce, roasted lobster, or mature goat cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Clos Sainte Hune is widely regarded by critics and collectors as one of the absolute pinnacles of dry Riesling globally. This legendary 1.67-hectare monopole has been in the Trimbach family for over two hundred years and is situated within the Rosacker Grand Cru in the village of Hunawihr. Despite its Grand Cru status, Trimbach proudly omits the classification from the label, relying instead on the historic prestige of the Clos itself. The vineyard's unique terroir is characterized by Muschelkalk, a yellow limestone rich in marine fossils, which imparts a signature, laser-sharp minerality and profound structural tension to the wine. Vinified in a bone-dry style without malolactic fermentation, it undergoes gentle aging in neutral casks and stainless steel, followed by several years of bottle maturation in Trimbach's cellars before release. The result is an incredibly precise, crystalline expression of Riesling that evolves beautifully over decades.
🍾 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
Riesling
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
12.5% - 13.5%