Trimbach on young Trimbach
2 Jun 2005 by JR
Jean Trimbach:   Me/Us again (see CFE Trimbach 2000 – too old? )... sorry to bother you with this but back from a trip to the US for two weeks I am working all my paperwork, and read your comments on the Riesling 2003 Réserve that I had proposed for British Airways.  I just tasted two bottles with Hubert and Pierre. You said "hard and fruitless", yes certainly young and too young. As you know this wine comes from a nice vineyard in Ribeauvillé where the vines are over 40 years old on limestone. Compared to any Riesling from Australia I am not surprised that it doesn't score well! Our quality Réserve usually blossoms after...

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