2015 Trimbach Pinot Gris Reserve Personnelle Alsace

If you’re still drinking Pinot Grigio or Sauvignon Blanc, know that the cool cats are drinking this. Pinot Grigio derives its genetics from Pinot Blanc. This is this OG and Trimbach is one of the best producers of this grape in the world. This is their best bottling of Pinot Blanc.

Trimbach is one of the Top Alsace producers.They produce the highest-quality premium Riesling and Gewurztraminer wines, which constantly achieve great accolades. If you want to discover the true power and aging capacity of a high-quality Gewurztraminer, Maison Trimbach should be at the top of your list. This Maison is crafting some of the most exceptional white wines in the world.

Wine Spectator said, “In Alsace, although most wines tend to be dry and fuller-bodied than their German counterparts, Trimbach's house style is quite the opposite: graceful and intense, with an austere character.” 

This Maison has been around since the 16^th century when the Trimbach family arrived from Switzerland. Twelve generations of disruptive winemakers have impregned their expertise into Trimbach. Today, Pierre Trimbach, an enologist who graduated from Beaune, is leading this world-renowned estate.

Trimbach’s location couldn’t be more perfect. Its semi-continental weather brings extreme temperatures, with very cold winters, which are optimal for high-quality Riesling to thrive. The soil is composed of marl-limestone-sandstone and shell limestone (Muschelkalk), which gives Trimbach's wines a remarkable personality. 

The 140-acre vineyard is planted with vines of 45 years of age on average. They’re distributed in some of the best terroirs in Alsace: Ribeauvillé, Bergheim y Hunawihr. Each of them provides different and exciting characteristics to the wines.

​Trimbach’s vineyards are managed under sustainable practices and certified by the HVE3. For more than 10 years, they’ve been doing fully organic viticulture.

Produced only in exceptional years, this wine comes from selected parcels in the Grand Cru Osterberg and Wiebaum Vineyard in Ribeauvillé. It boasts great maturity and opulence, with rich, succulent fruit.

100% Pinot Gris. Very ripe and harmonious style, rich with yellow juicy peaches on the nose as well as ripe pears: full-bodied with ripe smoky tropical fruit flavors and a long, slightly nutty finish. Rich and fragrant.

~93 Wine & Spirits Magazine

Intense aromas of hot stones and dried fruits such as mangoes follow through to a full body, lots of fruit and a tangy finish. Lovely mineral undertones. Drink now. ~ 92 James Suckling

A mouthwatering Pinot Gris, with exotic notes of papaya and grated coconut accenting the peach, anise and almond blossom flavors. Sleek acidity focuses this through to the spicy, mineral-tinged finish. Drink now through 2029. 1,500 cases imported. ~92 Wine Spectator

Partly sourced in the Osterberg Grand Cru (about 40%) and three other east-facing parcels next door, the 2015 Pinot Gris Réserve Personnelle opens with a very clear, fine and fresh—even coolish—nose. Bottled with 19 grams of residual sugar, the attack on the palate is fresh and piquant. There is a firm tannin grip and piquant acidity to balance the lush and slightly sweet texture. This Pinot Réserve needs years to find its balance, and it is not easy to tax its real quality today when the components are still side by side rather than melded together. ~91+ Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

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