Riesling Frederic Emile 375eme Anniversaire
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 10 to 25 years from the vintage release, though exceptional vintages like this anniversary bottling can easily cellar for 30+ years.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared sea bass with lemon-butter sauce, classic Alsatian choucroute garnie, roasted pork loin with apples
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted to celebrate nearly four centuries of winemaking excellence since Maison Trimbach's founding in 1626, the Riesling Cuvée Frédéric Emile '375ème Anniversaire' represents a monumental milestone in Alsatian viticulture. Named in honor of Frédéric Emile Trimbach, who famously secured international acclaim for the estate at the 1898 Brussels International Exposition, this legendary cuvée is sourced exclusively from the prestigious Grand Crus of Geisberg and Osterberg, which tower directly behind the Trimbach estate in Ribeauvillé. The marl-limestone-sandstone soils of these steep, south-and-southeast-facing slopes impart an intense, chiseled minerality and structural power. In keeping with the strict Trimbach signature, the wine is fermented entirely dry without malolactic fermentation, preserving the pristine, laser-like acidity and pure, crystalline stone fruit and petrol character that defines world-class dry Riesling.
🍾 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
Riesling
🍷 ABV
12.5% - 13.5