Riesling Reserve
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Choucroute garnie, grilled freshwater fish, roasted pork loin
✨ Technical Specifications
Trimbach's Riesling Reserve is a masterclass in Alsatian precision, crafted from a meticulous selection of grapes sourced from older vines in the historic terroirs surrounding Ribeauvillé. Unlike many regional examples, Trimbach strictly avoids malolactic fermentation, preserving the grape's natural, electric acidity and crystalline purity. The vines dig deep into complex limestone and marl soils, imparting a profound mineral tension and structure to the wine. Historically, the Trimbach family has championed this bone-dry, gastronomic style of Riesling for centuries, earning them a legendary reputation among sommeliers worldwide. The Reserve bottling offers enhanced complexity, depth, and texture compared to the classic estate release, showcasing a beautiful harmony of white peach, citrus zest, and stony minerality.
🍾 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%