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1999 F E Trimbach Riesling Clos Sainte Hune
- Alsace, France
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- Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 600 / 750ml
- White - Green and Flinty
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Critic tasting note: "This is perhaps the greatest ‘dry’ Riesling in existence and a formidable growing season produced this formidable wine. It has a canary-yellow color with light golden notes and seems as if it was just bottled. The aroma explodes into a thousand floral and mineral rivulets with notes of elderberry, kiwi, geranium, citron, acacia and more, making it impossible to describe all the fruity sensations that emerge from the glass. The mouthfeel is wonderful: dry and invigorating, very fresh and rich. This is absolutely the paradigm of Riesling and the balances expressed in such a chaos of sensations is almost embarrassing." - 98/100, Doctorwine
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1999 Trimbach Riesling Clos Ste Hune Alsace 750ml
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1999 Trimbach Riesling Clos Ste. Hune
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Highlights
- From Clos Sainte Hune, France
- Avg. Price (ex-tax) $ 600 / 750ml
- White Wine – Green and Flinty
- Riesling
- Pairs well with Meaty and Oily Fish
Winery
Maison Trimbach is one of the oldest wineries in the French wine region of Alsace. Dating back to 1626, Trimbach is well-known for its Riesling wines. In particular, one made from the small Clos Sainte Hune vineyard, which is c...
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About the Product
- Region or Appellation
- Producer Notes
- The Trimbach’s have a purist vision. For three centuries and across 13 generations, the family has produced wines that are structured, longlived, fruity, elegant and balanced: the celebrated Trimbach style. The family personally looks after each operation, from planting to harvests and from vinification to bottling.
Analytical Data
- Alcohol ABV
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13.2%
- Residual Sugar g/L
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2.3 g/L
- Sweetness
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Dry
- Acidity TA
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5 g/L
- Blend
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100% Riesling
Production Attributes
- Maturation
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Unoaked
- Winemaker
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Pierre Trimbach
- Total Production Volume
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9000 Bottles
- Closure Type
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Cork
- Vineyard Notes
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Clos Sainte Hune is a 1,67 hectares exceptional stony argilo-calcaire, or Muschelkalk, limestone terroir, exclusively planted in Riesling, located in the heart of Grand Cru Rosacker, in Hunawihr. ? The calcary soil allows this Riesling to develop a specific aroma and a wonderful concentration of fruits. Dry yet succulent, of phenomenal complexity, this wine develops an extraordinary aftertaste of minerals after a few years in bottle. The plot, which is approximately 50 to 70 years old, is south south east exposed and the yields are low.
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- Vintage Notes
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Good vintage. Hail storm on the 5th of August.
- Winemaking
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We pick the grapes as late as possible in order to achieve maximum ripeness which, in turn, gives optimum depth of flavour and complexity. The grapes are picked by hand and pressed gently in a pneumatic press. The juice runs into the cellar by gravity and clarifies naturally prior fermentation. The juice ferment in stainless steel at controlled temperature for 3 or 4 weeks. The wine is vinified to complete dryness. No malolactic fermentation.
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- Ageing
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Wines are bottle-aged for several years before leaving the winery, especially CSH, for minimum 6 years.
About the Wine
Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Poached egg and mushrooms Starter Course
- Made with wild mushrooms, mushrooms cream, crispy chicken skin and parsley velouté
- Western
- Pad sea al Main Course
- Rice noodles with broccoli, egg and pork
- Contains: oyster sauce, garlic
- Thai
- Lamb tongue, neck, sweetbreads Main Course
- With peas and wild garlic
- Contains: lamb sweetbreads
- Western
- Chow har kew Main Course
- Prawn deep-fried with vegetables
- Chinese
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1999 vintage
93 / 100
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1999 Vintage
Tasted: Apr 2016
This is perhaps the greatest ‘dry’ Riesling in existence and a formidable growing season produced this formidable wine. It has a canary-yellow color with light golden notes and seems as if it was just bottled. The aroma explodes into a thousand floral and mineral rivulets with notes of elderberry, kiwi, geranium, citron, acacia and more, making it impossible to describe all the fruity sensations that emerge from the glass. The mouthfeel is wonderful: dry and invigorating, very fresh and rich. This is absolutely the paradigm of Riesling and the balances expressed in such a chaos of sensations is almost embarrassing.
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2018
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2017
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2016
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2015
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2012
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2011
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2007
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2005
93 / 100
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2003
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2000
93 / 100
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1999
93 / 100
$ 600
1998
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1997
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1985
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1983
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1982
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1976
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The 1999 vintage produced a mixed picture in France. It was an excellent year for red Burgundy and Grand Cru and top Premier Cru wines will still be drinking nicely. Northern Rhône Syrah also excelled and Hermitage and Côte Rôtie should be worth seeking out.
However those regions elsewhere in the country which are capable ...
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