An Oldie but a Goodie-Tasting at Maison Trimbach (Ribeauvillé, France): Yellow. Bright citrus aromatics. Similar weight to the 2017 but richer, more glycerine feel. Another wine that is fairly exotic for Trimbach with a mixture of off dry tropical fruit and citrus, but the fruit is crystal clear and brilliantly focused despite carrying 12 grams of sugar (compared to 2 grams in the 2017). Excellent acidity, a bit of youthful bitterness on the finish. All in all, I find it to be friendlier than Fréderic Emile usually is at this age. I think it will evolve more rapidly than the 2017, but it is still very cellar worthy.
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Had with a buffé, short note, excellent stuff, but would have preferred it Decanter and not so cold. Will try again in a few months under better conditions.
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Yellow apple, chamomile, hazelnut, minerals, and some floral notes on the nose. Rich, smooth, balanced taste. A bit citrusy, and sweeter than expected, almost like there’s some honey present. Long finish. Very nice.
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Utterly brilliant wine! All the classic notes you expect from an Emile but with more body and a sweetness that reminds me of the Vendange Tardive variant. Really good already but will most likely hold for decades .
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Petroleum, minerals, honeysuckle, citrus and almond. Lovely maturity, and interestingly there seems to be some bottle variations on the sweetness — this bottle had slightly less sugar than yesterday’s. Both versions were very nice!
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4/20/2024 - drwine2001 wrote:
An Oldie but a Goodie-Tasting at Maison Trimbach (Ribeauvillé, France): Yellow. Bright citrus aromatics. Similar weight to the 2017 but richer, more glycerine feel. Another wine that is fairly exotic for Trimbach with a mixture of off dry tropical fruit and citrus, but the fruit is crystal clear and brilliantly focused despite carrying 12 grams of sugar (compared to 2 grams in the 2017). Excellent acidity, a bit of youthful bitterness on the finish. All in all, I find it to be friendlier than Fréderic Emile usually is at this age. I think it will evolve more rapidly than the 2017, but it is still very cellar worthy.
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3/30/2024 - Blauweiss Likes this wine: 92 Points
Had with a buffé, short note, excellent stuff, but would have preferred it Decanter and not so cold. Will try again in a few months under better conditions.
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3/3/2024 - magnord Likes this wine: 94 Points
Yellow apple, chamomile, hazelnut, minerals, and some floral notes on the nose. Rich, smooth, balanced taste. A bit citrusy, and sweeter than expected, almost like there’s some honey present. Long finish. Very nice.
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2/26/2024 - Lars1974 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Utterly brilliant wine!
All the classic notes you expect from an Emile but with more body and a sweetness that reminds me of the Vendange Tardive variant.
Really good already but will most likely hold for decades .
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2/18/2024 - f95masv Likes this wine: 93 Points
Petroleum, minerals, honeysuckle, citrus and almond. Lovely maturity, and interestingly there seems to be some bottle variations on the sweetness — this bottle had slightly less sugar than yesterday’s. Both versions were very nice!
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