We were getting to the last of the Riesling wines being offered from Maison Trimbach at The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan and being curated by Anne Trimbach.  We had already had one Grand Cru and now there were three more Grand Cru wines to be tasted and appreciated.

We were then poured Maison Trimbach Riesling Grand Cru Geisberg Vineyard du Couvent de Ribeauvillé Alsace 2018.  Pierre Trimbach and his team have been working the Grand Cru Geisberg behind the Domaine for years; this parcel previously was dedicated to being assembled with Grand Cru Osterberg into the famous Cuvée Frederic Emile.  In 2009, it was the first time that Grand Cru Geisberg was produced; and it is one of the three smaller Grand Crus in Alsace at only 8.53 hectares.  The Trimbach estate has a 2.6-hectare plot that is on limestone and dolomite marl soi, with old vines over fifty years old, on small terraces with steep slopes facing south.  The fruit is manually harvested and selected at maturity, then crushed and delicately pressed by a pneumatic press.  The wine is vinified in a dry style in Stainless-Steel vats, with no Malolactic Fermentation or long aging on the lees to preserve freshness and fruity aromas.  A pale golden color wine that offered notes of citrus, candied fruit, honey, dried sage, petrol and bergamot.  On the palate this full-bodied wine displayed tones of being well-balanced with ripe fruit, and strong notes of fresh lemon and ending with a long-count finish of stony terroir and a saline minerality.  It was mentioned that while delicious in its youth, it is expected to offer great richness and complexity of its terroir if kept for twenty years in the cellar.  

The next wine poured was Maison Trimbach Riesling Grand Cru Mandelberg Vineyard Alsace 2020.  Grand Cru Mandelberg in Mittelwihr is situated on an almond tree grove slope with a south to southeast hill planted on brown limestone-marl soil.  The vineyard has an altitude of 690 to 755 feet, with the vines averaging forty-five plus years.  Twenty years after cultivating the vineyard th family decided to integrate this Grand Cru in their collection.  The grapes are manually harvested at maturity and delicately crushed in a pneumatic press.  The wine is vinified in a dry style in Stainless-Steel vats, with no Malolactic Fermentation or long aging on the lees to preserve freshness and fruity aromas.  The wine is bottled in the following spring and cellared for a minimum of three years maturation before release.  The pale golden colored wine offered notes of citrus, pineapples, lemon, orange and grapefruit zest and smoky limestone.  On the palate this full-bodied wine displayed tones of peaches and dried apricots with crisp acidity, a rich texture and a long-count finish of fruit, smokiness and terroir.

The last of the Riesling wines poured was the Maison Trimbach Riesling Grand Cru Schlossberg Vineyard Alsace 2021.  In 2012, the Trimbach family acquired about five acres of the Grand Cru Schlossberg and their first vintage was in 2014.  Grand Cru Schlossberg has granite terroir; granite from Thannenkirch above Ribeauvillé and granite migmatite from Kaysersberg.  Planted in horizontal terrasses, with south facing, located next to the castle, just under the forest, the vineyard benefits from a cooler microcosm.  The average age of the vines is around forty years of age.  The grapes were hand harvested to ensure optimal maturity, which allows for depth of flavor and complexity.  After a gentle crush in a pneumatic press, the juice ferments in temperature-controlled Stainless-Steel vats for three to four weeks.  The wine is bottled in the Spring and then cellared for a minimum of three years before release.  A pale golden color wine that offers notes of lemon, pears, candied oranges, pineapple and flint.  The palate of the full-bodied wine displays tones of lemons and ripe peaches, with lively acidity and ends with a long-count finish of fruit, citrus and terroir.