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For 13 generations, Maison Trimbach has been crafting wine in France’s Alsace wine-producing region! The family focuses on making wine from the four noble grapes of the region: Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, and Muscat, in many forms like sparkling, still, dry, and sweet wines. Showing up with great frequency on blind wine-tasting exams, many consider the wines of Trimbach as typical for the Alsace region. So, of course, we had to visit!!!
Our wine experiences always start well before stepping foot into the tasting room. For those who have yet to have the opportunity to taste wine in Europe, you should be aware that the vast majority of wineries require advance notice. Prescheduling appointments is a way to ensure adequate staffing, especially in the case of smaller wineries, as well as to avoid crowded tasting experiences.
We were blown away by the response time of Maison Trimbach to our visit request: only 5 minutes for a response! From our experience, the average response time for wineries in Europe is just over 24 hours, and Maison Trimbach’s response was the FASTEST response we’ve received based on hundreds of email visit requests to wineries over the past 18 months!
Our wine experience at Maison Trimbach consisted of a seated wine tasting in their dedicated wine-tasting space. During the tasting, we had the opportunity to taste 10 wines as a sample of the winery's complete line. Trimbach offers five ranges of wine at various price points, including the Classic Must-Haves, Reserve wines, Personal Reserve wines, The Riesling & Grand Crus Collection, and Late Harvest & Selection of Noble Grains range. During the tasting experience, our host described each wine in detail, from the vineyard location to the winemaking process. Additionally, our host provided us with food paring recommendations which were quite helpful.
From the line-up, my favorite wine was the 2016 Frederic Emile Riesling. The grapes come from two Grand Cru vineyards in Alsace: Geisberg and Osterberg de Ribeauvillé. The Geisberg Grand Cru vineyard faces south. Thus, the Riesling vines that entirely make up this vineyard receive sunlight throughout the day, resulting in adequate ripening during the growing season. The Osterberg de Ribeauvillé Grand Cru vineyard, three times the size of Geisberg, faces proximately east and southeast (Ost means "East" in German) and catches the early morning and midday sun. Riesling is the most planted grape in this Grand Cru vineyard, with Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, and Muscat making up the balance.
I found the nose of the 2016 Frederic Emile Riesling to have an extremely pronounced intensity of steel and stony aromas (a hallmark of Riesling) and floral aromas of apple blossom, with aromas and flavors from the impact of time in the bottle to including kerosene, almond, and walnuts. The body of the 2016 Frederic Emile Riesling was nearly full, and the acidity, like most Rieslings in Alsace, was high. Priced at 65 euros, Frederic Emile Riesling slightly exceeded my self-imposed 50 euro limit for purchasing wine, but I made the exception due to the quality of this Riesling!
Experience Rating: 3 Stars
Brodi’s Rating: 1 Paw Up
Website: https://www.trimbach.fr/
Pet-Friendly: Yes
Experience Vibe: Seated Wine Tasting
Reservations Needed: Yes
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