Maison F.E. Trimbach, Clos Sainte Hune 2008, 95/100 Wine Spectator

92 / 100 Robert Parker
Lilac, fresh lime and alkaline notes in the nose of Trimbach’s 2008 Riesling Cuvee Frederic Emile are harbingers of a rivetingly bright, seemingly mineral-suffused palate that also features a greenhouse like inner-mouth profusion of floral and leafy scents and the stimulating bite of lime peel and huckleberry. Like its lesser siblings, this boasts an almost severe sense of concentration as well as prominent piquancy and citricity, all of which combine for a somewhat austere impression that in this instance argues for simply setting bottles aside for 5-7 years before beginning to track and savor the wine for the decade following. As usual, the winery itself does its part to guarantee restraint, since this vintage of Frederic Emile will not be released any earlier than 2013. The sheer persistence and penetration of this bottling go well beyond that of the corresponding reserve bottling, and given the track record for Frederic Emile one can also anticipate considerably more complexity with time. “The oenologists were saying in 2009 ‘Oh we have to get approval so that we can add acidity,’ but it was absolutely unnecessary, for us,” notes Pierre Trimbach, who indeed delivered a surprisingly animated collection, albeit one diminished in size by instances of declassification. The Trimbachs compare their 2008s with 1998, adding that there is something of 2001 to them, too. As a group, they are going to further the reputation of wines from this family for rewarding patience.
194, The Wine Advocate

18 / 20 Jancis Robinson
Masses of evolution on the nose. Very firm and with so much spine and structure rather than fruit! Very youthful. This should make great old bones – eventually. Very long and for the moment it’s all on the finish.
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