Trimbach, Riesling Clos St Hune

Medium yellow. Pleasant petrol and stone fruit aromas. Medium weight. Dry but not austere. Fruit is alive and mixes well with the earth that runs through the palate, but it is lacking in acidity and energy. One of the most dull bottles of Clos Ste. Hune I've ever had. I would not hold bottles any longer since it seems fully or beyond fully mature.

2006 vintage

dark golden color, ripe typical "mineral oil " riesling bouquet. On the palate creamy soft texture with well balanced mature abricot taste. Drink it now !

2005 vintage

Served blind alongside Frederic Emile 2010. Opened 1 hr. Musty, took several more hours for it to blow off and let the amazing aromatics shine. Incredibly complex and long finish. FE was ready after an hour and great value.

2005 vintage

Very good for Riesling. Overall ok. Chardonnay still my fav

2005 vintage

Very restrained, tight and stony in the nose. Fantastic in the mouth, very mineralic, stony, concentrated, balanced and long. A potential legend.

2019 vintage

Riesling SWAG 2025 (Restaurant Hobenköök, Hamburg) : Glass: Zwiesel Duo White wine Clear, pale golden color. Fine, muted/locked in nose, very elegant, fine and herbaceous. On the palate with a great texture, laser sharp precision, wonderful depth and density. Great energy and tension, elegant and balanced. Long finish. This wine has amazing potential. Tasting it today has just scientific purpose. It is a (beautiful) baby and way more will come in 10+ years. 94+++

2019 vintage

15x Riesling (2001-2019, mostly GGs) : A great opportunity to taste through a wide range of dry Rieslings, mostly Grosses Gewächs, across producers and vintages. The tasting confirmed my impression that these wines truly hit their stride after about 15 years. In their youth, the fruit tends to dominate, while the minerality stays in the background, and the overall balance often feels off, especially when sharp acidity is not yet matched by a generous mouthfeel. The top wines for me …

2006 vintage

The battle of the ‘94s - with Chris, John, Justine, Marc and Liz (Colonial Court, Ngaio, Wellington, New Zealand) : Wine of the night in a raring that included Perus, Harlan, and grand cru Burgundy. At 32, this has the lake straw colour of a wine bottled the year before! The refinement of the nose and palate are off the charts (very notable after having had a Carrick Dry Riesling from 2017 earlier that day) , with the bottle age …

1993 vintage

Apex Alsatian Riesling. Opened and waited c.30 min. Nose at opening was a bit muted but open up. Mineral, delicately floral, slightly citrus/lime, long persistence. No heady or sweet notes. Paired impeccably with yakitori (chicken breast, thigh). Extremely impressive wine. Consider pairing with lobster, scallops or veal.

2005 vintage

Riesling GG dinner : Oxidative

2006 vintage

Very tight

2006 vintage

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2006 vintage

Honeysuckle, green apple, slight petroleum, waxy, medium plus acidity, medium plus finish, dry, mineral at first, slightly fruity after 1hour+, nice wine.

2006 vintage

Return to Willamette; 7/2/2023-7/8/2023 (Portland & Willamette) : This was honeycomb and some sort of spice note that I couldn’t quite place but which made the wine quite interesting. There’s a darker note to this and more of a mouthful at this point. Rich and sweet. Nice wine.

2006 vintage

Touche de pétrole mais très noble, la texture riche sans excès me charme pas mal, acidité un peu en retrait mais il y en a encore, belle longueur, très bon mais trop cher au prix d’aujourd’hui. Touch of petroleum but more on the noble and classy side, texture is great and charming, rich yet some acidity still, very good but way too expensive today.

2006 vintage

Musty mushrooms nose freshening with air, honeyed and floral. Petrol. Lovely rich texture, impression of sweetness. Lovely depth & balance. Ripe orchard fruits. Overall seemed a tiny bit tired (last coravined glass of a bottle) but it freshened up a lot in the glass and probably would have continued to do so if I hadn’t drunk it.

2005 vintage

(CdV) Besoin d’air, il s’exprimait bien au bout de 30mn, prenant du relief et perdant sa compacité du début. Un nez sérieux de pur riesling alsacien, terpénique et minéral, puissant, racé. La bouche est carrée, imposante avec peut-être un ou 2 gramme de residuel, mais qui va s’intensifier avec l’air, devenir plus saline et tendue. Citron confit, epices, caillou et notes pétrolées emplissent le palais. Quelle longueur! Beau vin assurément, grand riesling, genre gardien du temple…

2006 vintage

(CDV) Touche d'oxydation qui endommageait le vin, pas rédhibitoire mais gachait un peu le plaisir. Beaux amers, notes pétrolées, rondeur et salinité, il y a du monde au balcon, ça pousse, c'est puissant et typé Riesling de grands sols.

2006 vintage

no change vs last note my last bottle

2006 vintage

opened 1 hour before serving. Lots of petrol and white flowers, really fucking fragrant, along with some polyurethane and flint. Three hours later there's almost some honey and pollen, and some vanilla, too.

2005 vintage

From a Jeroboam: Oxidative and nutty. Moss and fishtank notes. Golden fruits. Petrichor. Beautiful smoky mushrooms and nuts. V nice. Maybe past its prime, but this opened up with time in the glass.

1993 vintage

surprisingly evolved vs my last note I felt it could go years but not this bottle Amnber hue reisling petrol smell palate is still rich but oxidation there like the nuttiness of Jerez wont wait on my last bottle

2006 vintage

Ample, seigneurial, long en bouche et admirablement équilibré ! Citron et écorce de pamplemousse, abricot, miel et une touche pétrole, comme une s’signature; tout en élégance à parfaite maturité ! Gourmandise !

2006 vintage

Beautiful acidity and piercing minerality combined with apricot, mandarin, peach and a hint of petrol. After a few hours gained a lot more weight which seemed to overpower the acidity and minerality. The balance improves on day 2. So this might still need some time.

2006 vintage

Lovely golden color. Beautiful aromatics, particularly the yellow braised apple. Has developed nicely. Expect it will stay on the plateau for a while, but drinking great now. Paired with white fish, white wine cream sauce and julienne veg.

2006 vintage

I would never guess this is 26 yrs old - still has everything: honey, peach, dancing acidity and long finish. And all in balance. The last note says it well, “delightful’. Ethereal

1993 vintage

Lots of depth on the nose, but not very expressive. Very pure, notes of minerality, herbs, white and yellow fruit. On the palate again mineral, very well integrated acidity, very very long. Unfortunately rather muted. 92-93+

2005 vintage

Mélange of stone fruit, honey, petrol, white flowers and minerals. Balanced acidity, lush on the palate, linear.

2006 vintage

Right from the start, complex nose of lemon curd, hawthorn, minerals. Excellent freshness, medium bodied, not heavy, stays precise. I really like this showing which is more precise, almost like a German Riesling, than the often a but plumb Alsace Rieslings. Great wine. 95-96

2006 vintage

Quince and lemon fruit. No petrol / lanolin notes yet. Lots of refreshing acidity and tension. Drinking very well now but would imagine this will gain complexity with additional bottle age.

2006 vintage

Shimmering gold in colour - very attractive. Such a rich, honeyed nose, with a touch of botrytis and intermingling high-toned aromas. As others have noted, the experience on the palate is startling, as this is bone dry. I slightly preferred the nose, but the experience in the mouth is also excellent: incredibly long and gourmand, sweet decayed apple, some bitterness, and a distinct chewiness - wonderful structure. Although this is superb wine and I am delighted to have tasted it, …

2006 vintage

Q2 2019 Tasting - Alsatian White Varietals (The Apt) : Wine #11: All of the wines I think would have benefited from some food, but for some reason this one more than the others seemed to be crying out a bit for it. Can tell there's a touch of age here. Some toasted caramel. Lower acidity and yet smooth and easy to drink. Just somehow seemed to want a partner in crime. (2 pennies)

2006 vintage

Q2 - 2019 Tasting - Alsatian White Varieties from around the World (New York, NY) : 11/17 wines tasted double blind. Light petroleum aromas on the nose. This came across as very balanced and enjoyable to drink. In the top 6 for me today. 2 pennies voted by the the group.

2006 vintage

Faint nose, more intense than the ‘07, too young to develop complexity.

2006 vintage

Stunning. Bone dry, lots of honey, lemon, stone fruit on the nose and palate. So rich but so much acidity pulsing through it. Stunning, feel lucky to try it.

2006 vintage

Full yellow. Citrus and rising petrol. Medium weight and medium concentration for Clos Ste. Hune. Early state of maturity with tea, dry stone fruit, and fine but not excessive acidity. An average, attractive vintage, I'd say. It did get better and better in the glass.

2005 vintage

Dinner with Friends (Osteria Langhe) : 96/06 flight. Full nose with fresh aromatics of orchard fruit, florals and mineral. The palate is so bright with crystalline purity and taut acids. Precise and long. Slightly preferred this to the more mature '96.

2006 vintage

Served for my wife's birthday and was en pointe. It should go on for years. Similar to my prior note

2006 vintage

Deep golden yellow. Honey-ish texture, tiny bit of oxidation. Just delightful on the palate. Good acidity, some peach and apricot flavors, but all about superb 25 year old balance.

1993 vintage

Magnum Dinner for the Ages (and Aged)-Ponsot, Chave... (La Tour d'Argent, Paris) : Magnum. Full yellow, slightly deeper than the Champagne. Secondary Riesling perfume, vegetal notes, and more peach with air. A lighter, more delicate Clos Ste. Hune that is not as fiercely acidic or focused as some, but the trade off was a wonderful, gentle, mellow roundness which made it a great match with a rich quenelle dish. Not an all time great, but for god's sake, a ridiculously …

1993 vintage

KYCellar March 2018 Tasting (HK) : Sweet green lime and grapefruit confirm with kerosene, fresh and silky entry with lots of ginger spice. Extremely pure and round with mouthfilling fruit. KY: 94

2005 vintage

Underwhelming. Can't really say this is a bad wine, but it is definitely not great nor on par with its rep. The petrol nose comes off as too fake and the body seems like silicone implants vs the real thing.

2005 vintage

High acid wine with a ton of flavors - petrol, lemon, tropical fruits. Solid minerality. Peaches and yellow flowers. Nicely bright fruit. Touch of creaminess and a hint of botrytis in the wine but not at all offensive. Developing nicely.

2005 vintage

A hint of petrol, rather ripe and generous yellow stone fruit, notes of tropical fruit, crushed stones. Very vibrant and fresh on the palate, lots of acidity, lots of ripe fruit, very mineral. Quite accessible at this stage, very very long and superbly balanced. Wonderful. 95-97

2005 vintage

Clos Ste Hune vertical 83-09 with Anne Trimbach. Historic vineyard of only 1,67 ha in the village of Hunawihr in central Alsace. Limestone soil, cool southeast position with morning sun. "MYTHICAL" vintage, personal favorite of Anne. Hints of mature notes, still grapefruit on the nose, ripe fruit. Magic balance.

2005 vintage

Holiday dinner organized by Ken Brown with many great wines! (Ripple Restaurant in Washington D.C.) : Power, poise and vibrancy. This wine is still a bit tight, and yet shows such refinement and substance while being elegant and dry. It has been said that Clos Sainte Hune is the best Riesling in the world, and the 2005 argues in favor of that supposition. Far too young, in my opinion, to truly appreciate, but just breaking into a youthful drinking window. …

2005 vintage

Nez ouvert, sur les fruits jaunes, une pointe de litchi et de rose assez étonnante Le vin se goute parfaitement sec mais manque un peu de direction, de cohérence, on ne sait pas où il va, il est un peu pataud pour un sec et n'a pas de sucre à proposer pour faire "sec tendre" voire demi sec. Finalement, on ne sait pas trop ce qu'on boit... L'aromatique est timide, austère et morne et fais irrémédiablement penser au style Trimbach. …

2005 vintage

Needs a good 30 minutes post open to get its stride and develop . Would not suggest decanting but just let it breath a bit. Very much a Riesling, light caramel notes, light petrolly, good fruit core. Firm core of polished acidity, elegant and vibrant still, layered and a class act. Gives a feeling at times it has residual sugar but really it's just the evolution of it we think. 93

1993 vintage

Compared to 2004 and 2006 the fruit profile seemed to be a bit riper, warmer. Hints of petrol, nuts on the nose, crushed stone on the nose too. On the palate quite fresh and bright, intensely mineral towards the finish, maybe a little less precise and structured than the 2004. Drink or keep. 93-95

2005 vintage

Bonhams Pre-Sale Tasting (San Francisco) : Medium yellow. Strong petrol on the nose. Medium weight, classic mix of dry stone fruit and black tea, medium acidity for CSH and good length. A bit weightier than the '07 tasted the other night but less fine and significantly farther along. Very good.

2005 vintage

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