2015 Trimbach Riesling Selection de Vielles Vignes
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The vines are 50 years old from the Ribeauvillé area, from parcels of marl and limestone soil. Made from the local convent’s vineyards, which added 8 ha (19.8 acres) in total to Maison Trimbach’s own holdings. This includes Muehlforst, a south-facing vineyard that Jean Trimbach claims should have been grand cru. Made almost every year since 2009. Up to 24,000 bottles. TA 7.71 g/l, RS 5.5 g/l, pH 3.17. Very rich nose. Very assertive, dense and long but it tastes dry. Lots of juiciness. Less austere and more approachable than Riesling Réserve. Vibrating finish. (JR)
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Made for the first time in 2009 (then in 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2016), the 2015 Riesling Sélection de Vieilles Vignes is a blend of Mühlforst, Rosacker, Haguenau and Vorderer Haguenau (the south-facing, 3-hectare vineyard, where Trimbach holds one hectare with 70+-year-old vines in high-density plantings called "little Geisberg"). The wine opens with a generous but precise and elegant nose of white, ripe fruits. Deep and complex on the mineral-structured palate, this is a highly expressive, very elegant, dense and balanced Riesling with a long, pretty intense and aromatic finish and a lingering salinity. This is a remarkably good and intense Riesling on 1er cru level. 10,000-12,000 cases produced.