THE PRODUCER
Established in Ribeauville, in 1626, Maison Trimbach has always been family
owned and run, today with the 12thgeneration, brothers Jean and Pierre Trimbach,
in charge and supported by Pierre’s daughter, Anne, and Jean’s son, Julien. The
family owns around 50 hectares of vineyards spread over seven villages and more
than 50 sites and while the family has a soft spot for all the Alsace grape
varieties, it is with the grape variety Riesling that their true passion lies
(Riesling makes up 45% of the total production).

The style of wine produced here is simple: high fruit concentration and juicy
texture with crystal-clear aromatics and a great deal of mineral character from
the specific vineyard, all the wines are consistently dry with great freshness
and long ageing potential. Depending on the characteristics of a specific
vintage, the wines are left to mature in either stainless steel, concrete, or
old wood, but there is no recipe, and the wines don’t see any lees ageing.

THE WINE
‘Cuvee Frederic Emile’ is named after the 19thcentury Trimbach who expanded the
business to become a merchant house (as well as a wine grower). It is a blend of
Riesling grapes from Grand Cru vineyards Geisberg (south/south-east facing) and
Osterberg (east facing) which have a marl-limestone-sandstone terroir and
produces a powerful style of Riesling, underpinned by a strong mineral note and
finely edged core.

INFORMATION
Type:White
Vintage:2005Country:FranceRegion:AlsaceGrape:100% RieslingStyle:Lush and
balancedSweetness:SweetABV:12.5%Drinking window:2010 - 2030Size:750mlFood match:
Fruit based desserts


CRITICS SCORES
We choose our wines based on a range of criteria(seehow we choose our wines)of
which critic scores is justone. Rather than simply highlight the best score to
promote a wine, our average critic score is calculated from the scores provided
by several respected wine critics, who we follow for specific regions. They do
not represent all critic scores and, wherever possible, we try and give more
weight to more recent reviews. Where appropriate we consider market-based scores
like Global Wine Score or Wine Searcher Average scores.

As a rule, we look to offer wines that achieve a92/100average critic score or
better and frankly a lot of very good wines simply don’t make the cut. As a
high-end provider we want to reflect that positioning in the quality of wines we
offer. Such wines are only a tiny fraction of those generally on offer in the
market. We believe that an average score is a more conservative and
representative approach, but it is still subjective and only offered as a guide
to our customers, who will (and should) do their own research. We will add
individual critic scores to our website in the future.