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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.4 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 376 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Neecies on 4/7/2024: Amber color, rich apricot and marmalade on the nose and palate. Light oxidation. (298 views) | | | Tasted by JohnSh on 4/6/2024 flawed bottle: My last bottle, unfortunately this showed deep bronze in colour, and while it didn't taste oxidized, it was definitely poxed in some way. It was a shell of what is should have been. (276 views) | | | Tasted by drrobvino on 3/9/2024: Wife popped this one to enjoy with her family from out of town (they thought it would be "sweet"). (525 views) | | | Tasted by PDavisMarble on 10/12/2023 & rated 88 points: This (half) bottle is showing its age. Golden color, fruits are somewhat stewed, a bit fat. Disappointing. (1124 views) | | | Tasted by DaleW on 10/2/2023: Young and steely, wet rocks and petrol, very good showing A- (1093 views) | | | Tasted by Nanda on 9/25/2023: From a bottle opened the prior day. Still sining on night two and shows so much depth with impeccable precision and balance. (1166 views) | | | Tasted by acyso on 9/24/2023 & rated 93 points: Dinner at D Cuisine (Chicago, IL): Second time having this (and to be clear, not the 375eme bottling). This drinks more like a modern white label than a CFE -- it is minerally, taut, and lean, with a bit less breadth and instead more mineral concentration and intensity. High acid and for my palate, in a very, very good spot for mature, dry riesling. (1653 views) | | | Tasted by VinhoVerde on 9/14/2023 flawed bottle: This was a controversial wine. Delicious complex wine for the first 15-20 minutes that begins to show a musty corkiness thereafter.
1st 15 minutes: medium gold color. Dried apricot and petrol bouquet. On the palate, rich texture and cleansing acidity. Long aftertaste. Right in its prime.
After 15 minutes: A musty corkiness dominates and begins to blot out all other flavors. Tasted this with 8 others. Some picked up this flaw initially, to a small degree, though I did not. The owner of this bottle stated he had purchased several bottles of this wine and experienced the problem in some bottles but not all. It’s a crap shoot. (1019 views) | | | Tasted by honest bob on 7/1/2023 & rated 90 points: From 75cl, same reliable provenance as the bottle noted on 26.12.2016, good cork this time, opened 1 hour. Almost linear from the petrol, sour apple and super-ripe lemon led scent, through the skinny, lithe-lemony entry to the last echo from the final tingling drop. My 4th bottle since 2011—although its contents smelled and tasted just fine, they were a little disappointing. Not faulty in any way, just less concentrated, less intense, less thrilling, less complex than e.g. the great bottle I recorded here on 06.09.2022. 89-90P (977 views) | | | Tasted by Wrighty on 4/30/2023 & rated 92 points: Golden orange colour, definitely showing age. Candied orange, honeysuckle and just a whiff of petrol on a complex nose. Palate is quite lean at the start but honey and candied orange comes through. Big structure supporting a beautifully aging wine. (1016 views) | | | Tasted by MatsRahm on 4/19/2023 & rated 91 points: Part of Cuvée Frédéric Emile vertical 2023-04-19:
Somewhat golden in color. Medium+ intensity.
On the nose, honey, saffron, and some herbs.
The taste includes honey, saffron, and red apples with a medium finish.
Not as rich as the 1998 and 2002. (1162 views) | | | Tasted by MatsRahm on 4/19/2023 flawed bottle: Part of Cuvée Frédéric Emile vertical 2023-04-19: This bottle was corked. (1112 views) | | | Tasted by Danger dynamix on 4/6/2023 & rated 94 points: A very serious bottle of Riesling. Starts out with a huge amount of petroleum and gunflint - buckle up. Three hours later and we were no where near finding the ceiling. Just kept getting more delineated and fresher as we went along. Very good! (1294 views) | | | Tasted by drwine2001 on 11/26/2022: Remarkably light yellow. An “Alsace greatest hits” nose-light fusel, stone fruit, and black tea. Medium weight, excellent feel, dry, low pitched peach, lots of soil, and fantastic acidity. Still not fully mature. Like the Energizer bunny, this vintage just keeps going and going and going… I will really miss this wine when I finally run out of my stash. One of the most classic and long lived Frédéric Emiles, a real wonder. (1868 views) | | | Tasted by DoubleMagnum on 11/9/2022 & rated 91 points: Deep gold in color, quite dark. Nose is mostly tertiary, with some citrus and grilled pineapple along with the petrol notes. Leaner in body than the Pichler we had next to it and higher acid too. Good length. Nice bottle. (1138 views) | | | Tasted by Beachfan on 10/26/2022 & rated 92 points: great length, mature, petrol, pop n pour, better towards the end. (1233 views) | | | Tasted by honest bob on 9/5/2022 & rated 92 points: French road trip, mainly Rhône valley; 9/4/2022-9/18/2022: From 75cl, fine cork, P+P in a restaurant high up in the Alsace mountains, continued to improve dramatically over 2 hours - would have been better decanted. Cider apple, old oak, fields of aromatic green herbs (marjoram?) and - duh - petrol-mature Riesling scent. Initially very slender, the entry expanded with air, as did the mid-palate, which initially showed an almost tannic grip, but loosened up into a rich, complex, ripely acidic bed of joy after about an hour. Don’t rush this lovely wine; it’s fully mature, but has many tricks up its sleeve if you’re patient. 92-93P (1728 views) | | | Tasted by alanr on 7/12/2022 & rated 93 points: Good medium hay color, what a beautiful nose, light Riesling fruit, not really petrol but a savory, oily, spicy, dried herbal note; the wine shows its 20+ years, but still has a freshness, the steely austerity that was dominant when released has softened and rounded to show the underlying fruit, excellent mildly tart acidity, an apricot pit note of minerality. Well stored bottles should drink well for many years to come. (2043 views) | | | Tasted by aagrawal on 7/12/2022 & rated 93 points: Dinner with the wine group (Zazie's, San Francisco): Golden; aromatic, complex florals, white fruit, some ginger spice; palate is dry, medium bodied, fantastic concentration of dry extract, mouthwatering acidity, excellent flavor; medium-long finish. Really classic Alsatian Riesling still a bit young! 93 (1598 views) | | | Tasted by DAN BAILEY on 2/25/2022: Pale gold colour. Lovely, fresh petrol nose plus hint on palate. Dryness is a surprise! (753 views) | | | Tasted by drwine2001 on 2/6/2022: A White Wine Dinner in Celebration of Crab (San Francisco): Full yellow. Expressive peach. Dry, dense, glycerine, and full bodied. This has really rounded out impressively. A bigger, fleshier wine than its stablemate (Clos Ste. Hune), and this has hurtled toward maturity more quickly than the other wine. Both were wonderful tonight. (2508 views) | | | Tasted by NoahCap on 2/1/2022: Bottle looks to be in great shape, very good fill, served PnP then followed over 4 hrs out of Zalto Universals. Cork soaked half through, otherwise in fine shape.
Color is bright gold- looks beautiful. Nose immediately reveals that this is into the middle/late-developed stage of life. Aromas are of yellow peach, yellow flowers, cider, spearmint (!), some petrol, but with a soft indistinctness, a bit of fuzziness, that comes with a wine that's past its best. Acidity is medium in the mouth, quite dry, bruised yellow apples and some oxidation. Finish is on the short side, kind of one dimensional.
I must say, I'm a little disappointed by how developed this bottle is- too much for my tastes. I had a 1989 CFE in 2019 that was mindblowingly delicious, so I know how good these can be. This one was ok, but far from great. Reading notes seems to show that these older Frederic Emiles can be hit or miss, and this one shows that. It's a shame because outwardly this bottle looked perfect. (1815 views) | | | Tasted by jmoore431 on 2/1/2022 & rated 94 points: Probably my last bottle of a case: still amazing to watch it emerge from the bottle medium straw colored and within seconds of pooling in the bottom of a glass turn a full medium gold color; just as lively and complex as the bottle enjoyed a couple years ago; apricot, wild flowers, mango and the petrol of TDN all held together with perfect levels of acidity. Great wine! (1892 views) | | | Tasted by DaleW on 12/14/2021: Some have found some premox in these, I had one rather advanced bottle, but others have been great, and this continues the trend. Light brassy color, grapefruit and lemon, touch of petrol, loads of river rocks. Long, minerally, fine. A- (1841 views) | | | Tasted by Ianttuck on 12/6/2021 & rated 93 points: Absolutely perfect bottle considering the age. I was surprised how well this held up. Beautiful citrus, green apple, saline, with chalky minerality. Had it blind with friends most said Alsace but younger. (1769 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Winedoctor, December 2011
(Trimbach Riesling Cuvée Frédéric Émile) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Hemming, MW
JancisRobinson.com (7/20/2011)
(Trimbach, Cuvée Frédéric Emile Riesling Alsace White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (5/19/2009)
(Trimbach, Cuvée Frédéric Emile Riesling Alsace White) Subscribe to see review text. | By John Gilman
View From the Cellar, Nov/Dec 2008, Issue #18, Maison F. E. Trimbach Alsace’s Finest Traditionalist
(Riesling Cuvée Frédéric Émile- Maison Trimbach) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, November/December 2003, IWC Issue #111
(Domaine Trimbach Riesling Cuvee Frederic Emile) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (12/6/2012)
(Trimbach Riesling Cuvée Frédéric Emile) Light lemon yellow color; appealing, ripe lemon, pear cream, vanilla, petrol nose; tasty, savory, creamy textured, petrol, mineral, very tart apple, very tart pear, dill, caraway seed palate; medium-plus finish 93+ points (12.5% alcohol) 93 points | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (10/3/2009)
(Trimbach Riesling Cuvée Frédéric Emile) Bright light yellow color; mineral, lime, green fruit nose; oily textured, structured, very tart, lime, citrus, mineral, tart peach palate with depth and bone dry acidity; medium-plus finish 93 points | By Lyle Fass
Rockss and Fruit (3/13/2009)
(Trimbach Riesling Cuvee Frederic Emile) This is a wine I have always loved but have not drank enough of it. It is one of the first dry Rieslings I latched onto. This was supposed to be a great vintage and it was. Petrol, lemon, curd-like aromas on the precise and steely nose. Palate was lemony and rich but with a lovely austere mineral streak. Great acidity that was there from the beginning to the finish. Electric. Did not greatly improve as it remained open but no need as this sung from first sip to last. | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (5/31/2008)
(Trimbach Riesling Cuvée Frédéric Emile) Good petrol, tart peach nose; very tart peach, mineral palate with good acidity; medium-plus finish 91+ pts. 91 points |
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