Doug Powers

9.2

Slightly honeyed and sweet aromatics up front, on palate still very youthful, great acidity, long, lingering finish, I found this orphan in a box recently and am VERY pleased as to how well this wine is currently showing!! — 4 days ago

with Jim

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.1

Nice pairing with my Spicy Asian Lettuce Wraps. As the saying goes, if you have heat, bring the sweet.

This 08 has settled in nicely.

The petroleum has softened. White peach, tropical melons, apricots, Meyer lemons, some green apple, underripe pineapple juices, kiwi, liquid caramel, honeycomb notes, nut w/ skin, dry crushed, rock powder, saline notes, volcanic minerals, white & yellow flowers, grand acidity with nice balance and elegant finish that lasts nearly a minute and lands on soft earthiness and minerality.

Photos; Trimbach landscape, bottle cellar, Riesling grapes & Owner/Winemaker-Jean Trimbach.

Alsace has such history. Phylloxera in the late 1800’s destroyed the vines. World War I & II saw Alsace change hands twice, French & German. Also, saw German tanks roll over their vineyards. It takes 7 yrs for replanted vines to produce the first quality useable fruit. German soldiers drank all their cellars. Name me another non France region that saw that many issues. Maybe, Sicily? — 2 months ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.3

No formal notes . Quite straw , pale lemon , green tinged . This is quite open , with citrus and petrol hints and , floral and oyster shell . On the palate this is quite creamy , with great drive and energy . Mineral , lime and citrus notes , very high acidity . Very long and detailed and though very young this is showing quite well . Even better in 10 years or so . — 3 months ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.1

Medium light straw with green reflexes . Quite fresh and stony , green apple , light white flowers , hint of petrol , but overall quite strict and closed . On the palate this has high acidity and a stony , green apple and lemon pith, white peach. Quite strict and fine , linear in style . Stony oyster shell , apple peel finish . Very young needs a bit of time to round out . Quite lean but will probably fill out in a few years , quite good saline tinged length. Come back in 5 years, will last well a further 10. — 13 days ago

Lars

8.9

Elderflower dominates this wine.
— 2 months ago

Angela Sanks

9.3

2002. Super Jammy and raisiny — 2 months ago

Martin Bergo

9.4

An unbelievably sumptous wine; perfect balance between acids, flavors, and stereotypical notes of asian spices. Doubt more years will give more oomph, but I will nevertheless test my last 2013 next fall. — 3 months ago

Kapyrick Wine

9.5

v18. Wow! Extremely good! Soft orange blossom and fusel oil nose. Luscious Granny Smith apple and lime zest fruit. Bright, long, crisp, slight effervescent and oily finish. Enjoyable! — 11 days ago

Rufus King

9.0

Very clean and crisp Alsatian Pinot Blanc enjoyed with halibut at Mistral restaurant in Boston — a month ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.0

Pale yellow color. Aromas of stone fruit, white flowers and citrus. Very interesting flavor melange of pear, lemon, orange and pineapple. Slight stony note on the long lasting finish. Very crisp acidity and an interesting slightly creamy texture. Elegant, fresh, crunchy and lively! Very solid for its price point. — 2 months ago