2010 Trimbach "Cuvée Frédéric Émile" Riesling Alsace
SKU #1381700
96 points
James Suckling
A phenomenal wine with roasted pineapple, dried pear, apple and mineral. Full body, incredible depth of fruit and liveliness with electrifying acidity. It goes on for minutes. Production was half.
(9/2015)
95 points
Decanter
Unusually, the 2010 (grown organically) has a proportion of malolactic, giving a rounder, gentler feel. Unfurling now, with notes of apple, plum and turmeric. Full, dry, expressive, generous, complex – this is wonderful. Drinking window 2018-2025. (MW)
(8/2015)
95 points
Vinous
Bright, pale straw-yellow. Deep, intense aromas of yellow apple, mirabelle, jasmine and anise. Dense, suave and tangy, showing a lovely light touch and noteworthy lift to its flavors of apple, pear, minerals and flowers thanks to eye-watering acidity. Finishes cool, vibrant and palate-staining, with lingering notes of mint and liquid minerals. (ID)
(11/2012)
94 points
Wine Advocate
Prominently briny and alkaline in a manner that comes as no surprise given the showing of the corresponding classic and Reserve bottlings, Trimbach’s 2010 Riesling Cuvee Frederic Emile delivers mouthwatering intrigue of oyster liquor, iodine, and oyster shell, its near severity and firmness akin to 2008 but its infectious juiciness and sheer energy more impressive. White peach with its pit as well as hints of huckleberry, sloe berry and nut oils lend succulence as well as piquancy to the long, lemony, almost piercingly bright, minerally palate-coating finish. Tasted alongside the corresponding 2011, this proves even clearer and more rivetingly dynamic. I anticipate it excelling through at least 2028. (DS)
(8/2014)
92 points
Wine Spectator
This finely knit white is long and lacy, offering a lovely range of dried apricot, Gala apple and sliced almond flavors backed by vibrant acidity and tangy minerality. Drink now through 2027. (AN, Web Only-2017)
Jancis Robinson
Limestone. Grapes from Osterberg and Geisberg Grands Crus. Poor flowering. Just 22 hl/ha. Shortest harvest ever until 2017. Scoop: unusually, about 25% (one cask, all Geisberg) went through malolactic so this is a different style from usual Cuvée Frédéric Emile. (In 1993 they also had a bit of malo.) TA 8.33 g/l, RS 4.3 g/l. Mid gold. Great concentration. Quite a bit of evolution on the nose and then massive density. Lightly honeyed nose. Real density and power. Some transparency and real vibration and depth. Lots of sophistication and potential. 17.5/20 points. Drink 2016-2030. (JR)
(3/2018)