Trimbach, Frederic Emile Riesling

10 January 2026 Wayne’s lunch (Wellington, NZ) : Premoxed. Golden colour and close to undrinkable.

2007 vintage

Exactly why we love Trimbach so much Intense sweet nose of apples and apricot, giving the impression that the wine will be sweet, and the first zip almost gives the same feeling, like biting into a ripe red apple, right until the bone dry, steely finish. At the perfect age for drinking right now. Nobody pulls this off quite like this.

2007 vintage

Electric, zippy and showing great complexity. The interplay of fruit and acid was on display. Perfect for those that like a dry Riesling. This is 13% ABV - very different stuff than its German counterparts. Complex and lively, this went very well with Indian fare. I was thankful this bottle was fully intact given the issues others seem to have with this cuvee.

2007 vintage

Bad cork, was like sherry

2007 vintage

Think it was faulty but might just be what aged riesling ends up tasting like. Is that the Petrol note? I don't know, but I'm not a fan.

2007 vintage

Youthful and playful. A sprightly 17-year-old, there is still a lot of maturing to be had before this reaches its zenith. A slight off yellow, there is an inner glow that seems to indicate its age. I don't know about the petrol notes, a bit exaggerated from my perspective. You can decant it to get rid of it if you want to. But the nose is fresh citrus, green apple and some stone notes. The body is so fresh with …

2007 vintage

The 07 is probably my favourite of all the CFE vintages I have had to date. It’s the only one that is wholly untouched by tropical ripeness - not even the slightest hint - instead delivering layers upon layers of malic acid. This might sound like a recipe for mouthwash but actually as that follows on to a very chalky texture with not a small amount of extract, and then a bit of apricot at the end, somehow it is …

2007 vintage

Deep yellow. Strong mature petrol scents. Medium+ weight, excellent glycerine texture. Classic dry stone fruit followed by lime and a ton of closing soil. Terrific acidity. Superb showing tonight, totally ready.

2007 vintage

Sourced from the Geisberg and Osterberg Grand Cru vineyards in Ribeauvillé, the Cuvée Frédéric Emile 2007 reflects the marl-limestone-sandstone soils and south-southeast exposure of these sites. The vines, averaging 45 years in age, yield grapes with remarkable concentration. Harvested by hand at optimal ripeness in late October, the grapes underwent gentle pressing and fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats. The wine was vinified to complete dryness, with no malolactic fermentation, preserving its freshness and purity. Bottled in the spring following …

2007 vintage

Medium yellow. Classic petrol and black tea. Round stone fruit, excellent acidity and intensity. Plenty left in the tank, which makes me think that the austere, stripped bottle I had 4 months ago was somehow flawed and an outlier.

2007 vintage

This bottle was on fire tonight! 2007 drinkin wonderfully…riper pear, pineapple, and baked apple than previous go’s…still classic chiseled wet crushed rocks, chalky n salty slate dust, sour lemons, quince jelly…more vinous in fruit…the petrol is gassed up…integrated perfectly…speaks Alsatian fluently and in prime form…a total Rock Star wine!

2007 vintage

Light yellow. No secondary aromas, just pure lemon and herb. Relatively lightweight and bone dry. One of the leanest and austere examples of this cuvée I've ever had. I really enjoyed it tonight but would probably advise drinking on the earlier side before the fruit drops out.

2007 vintage

Despite the stellar vintage reputation the 07 CFE was inferior to the 11 from a more middling vintage sampled a few months ago. Not immediately pungent and actually very floral with not much citrus. Not overtly ripe/tropical but with lower acid levels than expected and that lassitude carried through to the finish. Would probably call this a Burgundy drinker’s Riesling, in that the quality and character hews more somehow to a Côte d’Or white than the extremes that I enjoy …

2007 vintage

1/2, good cork. Medium hold. Quite developed, apple, burnt caramel, honey. Medium bodied, apple and honey, quite nice and plump and creamy, with a caramel edge, nice fresh acids, decent length. Hanging in there but probably better a few years ago.

2007 vintage

Lovely nose of white flowers, citrus, stone fruit with a hint of petrol. Acidic, balanced with typical tartness. Long finish on the palate. Paired well with spicy Indian food…

2007 vintage

Fully mature lovely bottle. Big nose with typical flowery notes, after a while a faint note of petrolium. Resonable long finish.

2007 vintage

Opened at Otto e Mezzo in HK. P&P and enjoyed with friends for HH. This was very good, and completely open for business upon first pour. Great balance of petrol versus fruit, strong and focused acidity but nothing out of proportion. Wonderful dry Riesling. Unfortunately, Trimbach's Rieslings are sometimes premoxed in my experience. I'm glad that this wasn't the case, and was performing extremely well. This wine is in a great spot right now, and would be very happy to …

2007 vintage

Rounded, stone fruit, petrol-ish. Haunting.

2007 vintage

Petrol, mineral, grapefruit and stones...lovely

2007 vintage

Past peak drinking window.

2007 vintage

Perfectly in the zone now

2007 vintage

A pale yellow/greenish color, nose after opening on petrol and mushrooms, with air it changed quickly to a perfectly clean and impressive stuff: citrus (lemon and grapefruit), some light petrol and a very nice salinity, the wine is dense, with high dry extract and impressive length. Still youthful.

2007 vintage

Syrah Young and Old (Winchester) : The nose - oomph. Cut grass and citrus and so much going on. Will the palate spoil things? No! Lovely acidity, still lively but the acids are in line and there’s an almost richness to it. Sone discussion at the table - evidently these can be a lottery with premature advancement or even out and out pox. We had a winning ticket with this one. I think my #2 wotn.

2007 vintage

Light, pale colour. Honeyed, nutty nose, slightly oily. Clear bitterness on the immediate palate, hints of lime and jasmine. Long, elegant, generous and distinguished.

2007 vintage

Deep yellow. Stone fruit and a touch of oxidation upon opening which did not increase with air. Medium to full bodied. Dry, peach, decent acidity but overall, a lot more dull than a bottle last year. I'll have to try another bottle to sort out whether this is on the verge of collapse or tonight was just a poor, more advanced bottle. In any event, not that good although perfectly drinkable over the course of a meal. After being in …

2007 vintage

Burnished gold. Developed nose with orange peel, dried apple, caramel, petrol and hazlenut together with touches of fresh apple and wet stone. Vibrant acidity on the palate with a long dried apple finish. Based on this sample, time to drink up. WSET notes: Deep gold. Pronounced on the nose with orange peel, petrol, pear, dried apple, caramel, hay, wet stone, hazelnut. Fully developed. Pronounced and dry on the palate. Medium minus body, medium alcohol, high acidity, long finish. Drink now. …

2007 vintage

Noticeably softer acidity in this bottle, creamy lemon and lime, dry but round. Satisfying easy drinking both with and without food. A wine to leave for five years from release. 17

2007 vintage

Drinking well now and fully mature but no hurry to drink up. Very bright in the glass, very pale yellow in colour. On the nose flint, minerals, dried herbs, melons and some citrus. Nicely balanced fruit and acidity. Happy with this - lovely!

2007 vintage

Lots of apples and acidity. Crisp and lovely. Lots of minerals. Love this wine.

2007 vintage

Richer compared to the Mosel Riesling we had just before, and with obvious notes of kerosene. Bone dry. Would have been great with Chinese food, and had a few years left in it.

2007 vintage

The nose started out quite restrained, but slowly revealed a ton of impressive persona. Stony earth, herbaceousness, leather, slight Cava-like rubber and florals. Dry and refreshing with clearly some years on it. Not a whole lot of fruit, but balanced, being strongly mineral-driven and acidic. Some yoghurt, cucumber peel and a hint of something nutty. Good length. Tasted blind and I thought this to be almost some 20 years younger than it actually was. Well, what a nice surprise!

1977 vintage

Very crisp and steely on day one, lemon and lime flavours. Bone dry. Not as long as the last bottle. Second day more palate coating, acidity softened a bit. Interesting to follow this for a few years.

2007 vintage

WES - Alsace (Hamptead) : Clear and bright. Pale yellow. Sweet nose of apples with a touch of stone. Quite closed. Good acidity, fresh and lively - Granny Smith apples and minerality. Others had hints of Fennel and liquorice. Still young with good ageing potential.

2007 vintage

Wine Education Service - Alsace (South Hampstead High School) : The nose is quite sharp, crisp apples, very fragrant, flowers. Very dry, crisp, some minerality, not oily, quite smooth, very long.

2007 vintage

mélange de fluidité et de substance pivotant comme une toupie sur une assise vibrante minérale. Pureté cristalline, longueur féline.

2007 vintage

Two Older Frederic Emile Rieslings (Yountville, California) : Light golden, much darker than the '85. Some nutty, oxidative notes were worrisome, but the wine hung in there and improved for a good 2 hours. Rich, dry yellow peach core with a hint of tropical fruit. Oily feel compared to the more ethereal '85, but admirably, this gained focus and precision with air. The glycerine gives it more of an impression of sweetness than its older counterpart, but I'd bet this …

1986 vintage

Excellent with scallops and celeriac puree, and then with sea bass with spinach and white wine veloute.

2007 vintage

Golden color. Nose of pears and peaches, some minerality. Similar palate with slight petrol character and honey. Nice wine.

2007 vintage

Trimbach Frederic Emile Retrospective--1979 to 2001 (Absinthe Restaurant, San Francisco) : A 2004 library release. Lighter than the '96, but the second darkest colored wine. Wild, flamboyant nose with curry and coriander-like an Indian bazaar! Impression of sweeter yellow peach (? a tad of residual sugar) with a kernel of cyanic bitterness. Less acid, and an overall looser style that was like the '95. Quite exotic in the context of its more restrained brethren, but not heavy or overbearing.

1986 vintage

Whitish yellow colour; nose seems closed; sharp fresh taste with good acidity and a subtle hint of sweetness, limited after taste; nice refreshment

2007 vintage

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