Another gem from Trimbach. The nose shows delicate sweet fruit, as well as a slight bit of flinty minerality. The palate has a fair bit of fruit, giving this the impression of sweetness even though there really probably isn't any RS. Concentrated and rich, but light on its feet all the same. Dry riesling at its finest.

So many people claim that for a fraction of the price, you can get CSH quality in the CFE, but they're at best wrong, and more likely delusional and sour grapes about the fact that CSH is just that much better. Anyway. That was totally not relevant to this note at all. This is a fairly large-scaled Freddy Emile -- rich with stone fruit and quite heavy as well. But there's a good touch of acidity here that helps to balance it out. Yes, this gets a little blowsy, but it's not over the top with that nasty waxiness that lesser Alsatian wines are wont to get.

A really lovely bottle of aged dry riesling. The nose has a little bit of funk to it, in that there's a touch of animale here. The palate has a really nice richness to it, with a little bit of sweetness that evokes a feinherb style. It's got a heavier body, but a nice bit of acidity to round it out.

This is a really interesting bottle of CFE: probably the thinnest and most racy CFE I've ever had. Anne Trimbach remarked that this was a highly regarded vintage by the sommerlier community in France, for its floral lightness. Indeed, that assessment is spot on. This was a zippy example of CFE, and this is probably one of the few times where I think that this wine seems to capture some of the essence of CSH with the racy acidity. Really interesting to see the vintage difference in this wine.

Obviously ridiculously young. The nose is light, with beautiful red-fruited florals, and a delicate touch throughout. Served blind, I would say this is a very high-quality estate Barolo. The palate holds its 14.5% abv so well -- there is no heat here at all, just a beautiful, silky tenderness. The flavours on the palate were not too expressive, but they gradually started to emerge with more air -- the last glass was the best. The tannins are present, but not abrasive or tough; this is a surprisingly accessible bottle now, but without a doubt, an ageworthy bottle too.