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| Community Tasting Notes (average 93.1 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 112 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by ovenmitt on 4/18/2024: NR - this was a puzzling bottle. Not giving much on the nose or palate, but it didn’t seem tired and done. Didn’t feel corked or otherwise compromised lVery dense and with a green, bitter note on the finish that wasn’t nice. (131 views) | | | Tasted by vindictive on 10/4/2023: Bottle, fill and cork excellent. Still very young. A beautiful and vital wine. It was excellent with mousaka, (despite the culinary mismatch), but really needs a pork roast or chacroute. Could keep this for decades. (810 views) | | | Tasted by In2wines on 9/9/2023 & rated 90 points: Bordeaux September 2023
Well ... . Had this before, so I hope for more, it's been perfect stored but only came out ok - the nose upon opening was glorious, and it' keep being the most positive - it' most have hid it's ageing point, it slowly fall together and was boring at the end, it had no personality left and had some honey flavours, if serve blind (and not thinking of the nose) it was more northern Rhône which I do not give for a sh.. about . . this is sadly overpriced, and germany has so much more to offer - wondering if this vineyard had it's peak in the 70' - 80' and early 90's .. .
Drink !! (90 is for the nose - 88 for it's drinking quality) (817 views) | | | Tasted by Smooth Jazz on 2/5/2023 & rated 87 points: Bottle bought on release and stored in cellar - well past it’s prime with muted nose and a bitter finish - not particularly enjoyable if I’m being honest
Drink up (1614 views) | | | Tasted by Xavier Auerbach on 9/27/2022: A private dinner (Restaurant d'Oude Schuur, Sint-Martens-Latem, Belgium): Tasted blind. Very evolved, candied fruit, soft and gentle, tired bitters, orange, certainly not unpleasant but objectively past best. Not rated. (2450 views) | | | Tasted by drwine2001 on 2/6/2022: A White Wine Dinner in Celebration of Crab (San Francisco): Medium yellow. Younger, lighter, much more lemony and mineral than the Frédéric Emile. Finer and more elegant. Although angular at its core, it avoids hard edges. Outstanding and looking more and more like a classic Clos Ste. Hune over time. (2999 views) | | | Tasted by Papies on 1/22/2022 & rated 97 points: The white selection at the excellent 3 star Flocons de Sel in Megeve opens with a lovely list of Clos St Hume and frankly one needs to bother no more.
This lovely 2001 was a majestic wine that exploded on us with a soft petrolly, light soft honey and caramel and then on full citrus profile. The palate is here this wine stands alone , the definition of polished but big acidity that holds the wine together and really is so effortlessly elegant. 97 the rest is talk
( we had this back in 2014 and rated 93-94 and full of promise and boy has this delivered on that) (2316 views) | | | Tasted by Peech on 12/11/2021 & rated 94 points: big nose of polyurethane and petrol, with beautiful white flowers. This has matured so it's softer on the palate. (337 views) | | | Tasted by Burgundy Al on 12/4/2021 & rated 93 points: Sixteenth Annual White Truffle Dinner (Inovasi - Lake Bluff IL): In 85/86/01 vertical. Incredibly rich and ripe with botrytis hints that are both enchanting and dominating. So much petrol, floral, apple and apricot notes in wonderful proportion with very good density. Good now, but I think this is still 5-10+ years away from really strutting its stuff. (3007 views) | | | Tasted by Philip67 on 11/27/2021 & rated 93 points: Honeyed petrol is the first impression. Golden colour, still steely and young. Hints of butterscotch and grapefruit. Acidity is high of course and is only beginning to mellow now. Medium to full body. Long finish, some complexity. Can drink now but will be better in 10 years. (1764 views) | | | Tasted by kr522 on 7/10/2021 & rated 92 points: Deep golden color, clearly advancing with some honeyed and caramelized notes, but still retaining freshness to make it fun/interesting. Quite a contrast from a differently sourced bottle 2 years ago (1927 views) | | | Tasted by sdr on 1/10/2021 & rated 87 points: The orange tinted deep gold color led me to believe this bottle was oxidized. It was. Drinkable though and there is some interesting quince and bitter caramel notes. Unfortunately the flavors are flattened and muted even though the acidity is sound. Premox for an almost immortal Hune. (2425 views) | | | Tasted by KPB on 1/7/2021 & rated 90 points: Not for everyone: old Riesling has a unique character that really is distinctive and simply not to everyone’s taste. I had it with a Thai dinner, perfect pairing for my palate.
Burnished gold. The 2001 CSH is starting to mature now, but will continue to develop and then have a very long peak. On the nose, marmalade and petrol, green apples. Intensely flavorful with medium acidity, just-ripe yellow plum fruit, a bit flat in the mid palate but recovers into a long finish. (2101 views) | | | Tasted by sdr on 5/19/2020 & rated 94 points: Color of fresh first morning urine. Fortunately, it smells a lot better. Very mature yet showy and lively. Thick. Grape skin, nut skin, pear skin, petrol. Powerful. Would be even better with a bit more acidity, though. Impressive, but don’t wait until tomorrow to drink it. (2920 views) | | | Tasted by Nanda on 12/7/2019: White Truffle Dinner: 83/86/01. An odd showing here. Darker than both the 83 and 86 and just not nearly as interesting. Maybe shut down? (3299 views) | | | Tasted by Burgundy Al on 12/7/2019 flawed bottle: Fifteenth Annual White Truffle Dinner (Lake Bluff, IL): In 83/86/01 vertical. An odd bottle that seemed funky with musty elements that never blew off. Still good length. Nowhere near the level of previous bottles, this was probably 88 points tonight. (3570 views) | | | Tasted by MJReb on 10/5/2019 & rated 94 points: Degustation chez Zim on 5th of October, 2019 (Chez Zim): mineral, slight petrol notes, salinity, very dense with exceptionnel length, still a youngster (2839 views) | | | Tasted by kr522 on 8/29/2019 & rated 90 points: was not showing anything special. felt a bit tight - both nose and mouth (2665 views) | | | Tasted by Beachfan on 7/27/2019 & rated 90 points: Not the best showing, light on the petrol (2254 views) | | | Tasted by drwine2001 on 7/20/2019: A Few Days in Seattle; 7/19/2019-7/21/2019: Deep yellow. Laid back stone fruit aromas without any secondary development. Full bodied, dry, precise, on the cusp of maturity. Stunning tonight. (2606 views) | | | Tasted by sdr on 4/25/2019 & rated 92 points: The best wine in the CSH tasting from this century, the ‘01 is darker in color than the ‘01 Cuvée Frédérique Émile yet distinctly fresher and more aromatic and the acidity and balance is superior. Just beginning to show some maturity, these CSH take a long time to come around, especially for a dry white wine. Nice combination of melon, citrus and mineral. Distinctive and enjoyable. (2272 views) | | | Tasted by JonnyG on 3/30/2019 & rated 93 points: My first of four. Slow-oxed for six hours then nursed all evening. I found this young and in need of a few more years, even though it benefited immensely from air and definitely needs a long decant today. Petrol on the nose and palate. Some stone fruit and citrus perfume as well. Strong acidity that threatens to overwhelm the fruit. Dry and structured. (2170 views) | | | Tasted by Rieslingfan on 1/22/2019: Birthday bottle, which I drank from the Grassl Glass Mineralité glass. As it was a bit of an impulse to open this, I did pop and pour, though there was about an hour from my first couple of sips to any serious drinking. I am sure that helped the wine open up.
It's hard to describe the wine other than to say it was monumental. The non-fruit elements were clearly the focus of the wine, but not because the fruit had faded, but rather because the stone foundation of the wine demanded center stage. The aromatics were gorgeous, with some crisp tree fruit tones, but more salty, savory, fresh pine, rain on hot stones and clean forest scents than I could absorb. Completely dry on the palate, it nevertheless had a richness in the mid-palate, before the acidity cut through like a blade. I never did find out how long the finish was, as I kept going back for another sip before it faded. I know that wine is supposed to be a partner to the food, but this bottle grabbed my attention to the point where I barely paid attention to what I was eating.
Captivating stuff that has eons to go before it fades. (2625 views) | | | Tasted by drwine2001 on 10/3/2018: Light golden color. Flowers, spice, and intense peach aromas. Rather light weight for Clos Ste. Hune but very assertive and flavorful. Completely dry. Hallmark acidity has carried it this far, but based upon this excellent bottle, I would surmise that this is fully resolved (or perhaps even a touch beyond peak) and will not improve from here. (2911 views) | | | Tasted by fred o. on 9/15/2018: light straw golden color. Dry with intense layers of minerality and stone fruit. Amazing, drinking very well now but clearly built for the long haul.
a treat to try this, thanks so much MrBry83. 95 pts (2649 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Jancis Robinson, MW
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(Trimbach, Clos Ste Hune Riesling Alsace White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Hemming, MW
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View From the Cellar, Nov/Dec 2008, Issue #18, Maison F. E. Trimbach Alsace’s Finest Traditionalist
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Vintage Tastings, Right Bank and More (2/14/2008)
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Vinous, November/December 2003, IWC Issue #111
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U.S. Importer for stat sheets, etc.Riesling Varietal character (Appellation America) | A short history of Riesling (Uncork) | Riesling (wikipedia)Clos Ste. HuneA note on the Terroir by James E. Wilson (1998, University of California Press, Berkeley). You may want to consult pp 94-100 for color figures making the geology easier to comprehend. A copy of this seminal book should be part of every serious wine amateur's library!
...The Upper and Middle Triassic strata contain dolomites [magnesium-calcium phosphates] interbedded anhydrite [anhydrous calcium sulfate] and gypsiferous clays [derived from calcium sulfate]. [comment -- soils derived from these minerals would be expected to have an acidic reaction]; the hard dolomites would help form the low hills of this terrain; They also contribute to the pebbly texture of the soil. The Lower Triassic is made up of sandstones and shales, with conglomerates and overall stratigraphic sequences, few classic caprock and slope landforms develop; rather the typical features are low, rounded hills. In addition to the alluvial fans, there are some Quaternary sheet washes of pebbles and sands from the Vosges mixed with the calcareous sandy/clay soils. ....the Ribeauville Fault Bundle opens up southward at St.-Hippolyte and continues [southward] to the Fecht fan delta at Colmar. The area contains a large numbe--more than a third--of the Grands Crus of Alsace. The detail of the geologic map [..... brings] out the patchwork nature of the faulting.
The cross-section of the sub-Vosgian Hills illustrates how the step faulting lowers successvely younger strata into place toward the Rhine fault. The fault blocks are between 100 and 150 acres (40-60 ha) in size. Coming through [like a] vivid patchwork, the dominant [.....] Triassic, [...] Jurassic, and [ ...] Oligocene [demonstrate] the sequence of the step-faulting.
Beginning with the tiny Kanzlerberg terroir at Bergheim, six Grands Crus are located in the [...] Triassic zone: Osterberg, Kirchberg, Geisberg, Rosacker, and Schoenenbourg, Clos-Ste.-Hune, andthough not a Grand Cru, is also on Triassic soils. [note--while Trimbach's Clos Ste.-Hune is not an AOC Alsace Grand Cru, there is little doubt that this wine could be so labelled if the Trinbachs chose to participate in the Grand Cru scheme.]jht
A write-up on this vineyard by Rare Wine Co's Manny Berk--ed. by jht
The Trimbach family’s tiny 3-acre Clos Ste. Hune .......... The Clos lies within the Rosacker grand cru. Yet, the Trimbachs label [the wines{ simply as Clos Ste. Hune, just as they have since 1919. They refer to neither Rosacker nor grand cru [..].
A Unique Terroir. Arguably the most perfect place in France to grow Riesling, Clos Ste. Hune stands apart from Alsace’s other top Riesling vineyards, which rely on steep slopes and heat-retaining granite or schist soil to bring their fruit to full ripeness. In contrast, Clos Ste. Hune’s 40-year-old vines are planted in cool, calcareous- clay soil with a gentle incline and a high percentage of limestone.
So, while other famous Alsace Rieslings can sometimes border on heaviness, Clos Ste. Hune balances its enveloping richness with an intense minerality, remarkable finesse and great structure. Thus, like a Raveneau grand cru Chablis, the more it ages, the more profound Clos Ste. Hune becomes.
One Master. Clos Ste. Hune has for more than two centuries [been made by] one of France’s greatest winemaking families. Staunch traditionalists, the Trimbachs reject their neighbors’ recent efforts to make sweeter, lusher wines. They continue to make Clos Ste. Hune as they did in the past: a cool, slow fermentation, a quick racking to remove the wine from the lees, no malolactic fermentation and a short period of aging in neutral wood foudre before bottling early to retain the fruit. The wine is then aged for an incredible five years in bottle before being released.
In [extremely exceptional] years, tiny amounts of Vendange Tardive are made, but they are different from other VT’s. They result not from botrytis but passerillage—dehydration caused by the sap returning to the vine's root system. They boast immense concentration and complexity, but only off-dry levels of residual sugar, as Trimbach vinifies them to be as dry as possible. Like other Clos Ste. Hunes, the VT’s are capable of immortality.
Unrivalled Consistency. But what makes Clos Ste. Hune most extraordinary is its consistency, having established a record of greatness over the last 86 years that is unequaled in Alsace. As Tom Stevenson writes in The Wines of Alsace, "I cannot think of any Alsace Riesling that could match its performance year-in, year-out over a span of, say, 40 vintages. It is the consistency of performance that establishes the greatness of a growth."
Even in average years like 1986, Clos Ste. Hune is stunningly aromatic, complex and capable of long development. Such a track record shows the advantage of this vineyard as a Trimbach monopole..... With only 500 to 600 cases made, and demand far exceeding supply, even current vintages of Clos Ste. Hune can be excruciatingly difficult to find. As for older vintages, these can be impossible [to find].
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Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
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