*95 pts Wine Enthusiast (Mar 2022) :*
Notes of petrol and pear are focused and intense on the nose. The palate is bright and lemony, with a silky smoothness. A long, puckery finish leaves a tingly sensation, as well as delicious notes of dill, fennel frond and eucalyptus. This wine is a bit of a slow burner and could easily keep aging, but there’s plenty here to enjoy and discover now.
95 pts Terroir Sense:
"I return to the superb 390th Anniversary Riesling. The bouquet is an enticing combination of citrus fruit, pear and green melon with just a hint of the famous arôme de petrole which in discrete amounts gives great Riesling wines a rich, dark overtone. In the mouth the wine immediately attacks the palate with lively, fresh acidity which then expands over the mid-palate when the underlying richness takes over. The finish, if there is one, is almost a matter of choice on the part of the taster. In a review published nearly four years ago, Ian D’Agata spoke of an “unctuously sweet personality” although the residual sugar was only 6 grams per liter (this is lower than the amount allowed for Germany’s Grosses Gewachs dry Rieslings). Years later the sugar is definitely in the background but is clearly present, imparting a delightful underlying richness. A great Riesling wine by any standard and a perfect example of Trimbach art of blending. I rate the wine 95. A “perfect” 95 as it were. For me at least, 100 points is still for ultimate terroir wines. Drinking window: 2022-2030."
*94 pts Vinous (Apr 2018)*
Vivid straw-green. Rich aromas of soft citrus fruits, honey and minerals. Dense, juicy and tactile on the palate, featuring expressive flavors of apricot, beeswax and spices. This fresh, deep, suave Riesling showcases a lovely fruit intensity and boasts an unctuously sweet personality (only 6 g/L residual sugar but actually sweeter-tasting than that number indicates). Made with the best grapes from Trimbach’s many vineyards (previously, they have made a 350th anniversary wine in 1976, a 375th anniversary wine in 2001 and now this one) including such famous grands crus as the Osterberg and the Schoenenbourg.
*93 pts Wine Spectator (Apr 2022)*
A graceful white that exhibits fragrant petrol, pine and white flowers on the nose, while offering ripe peach and Asian pear fruit flavors finely-meshed with mouthwatering acidity and an underscoring tang of salinity. Harmonious and creamy, with a lasting, spiced finish that echoes the aromatic profile.
Trimbach 位於Alsace 的Ribeauvillé鎮,早在1626年Trimbach 家族已開始種植葡萄,到現今已有13代了,是區來最著名的Domaine之一。除了種植葡萄外,也有採購葡萄釀酒,最令人議論的是她杯葛Grand Cru制度。它對杯葛的解釋不外乎認為1975年開始的Grand Cru (Schlossberg) 劃界太闊太大,有很多不合資格的田也因為商業及政治上的考慮而被包括在內。當然不為同業跨刀也是原因之一。不過到了今天情況已有所不同,就如Anne Trimbach所說”The entire younger generation is open to the idea of putting the grand cru on the label. Why would we refund?” Trimbach也在考慮推出在酒標上有註明Grand Cru的酒,但只會用在新推出的Grand Cru酒上,而不會用於已在市場上建立了地位的葡萄酒。