WTN: Trimbach Riesling Réserve 2007

Trimbach Riesling Réserve 2007 12,5% abv; 5g/l RS; 7,1g/l acidity; 19,20€

Greenish gold. A tightly coiled spring: exciting tensions and potential energy just waiting to be released. Mineral and citric, shy but still very exciting. Great structure and grip. For what is obviously a closed wine, I still found much to love and even poured myself a second glass before forgetting in the fridge for a day or two! I haven't seen much news on '07 in Alsace. Good was it? Or does Trimbach just rock?

I still found much to love and even poured myself a second glass before forgetting in the fridge for a day or two!

Do you usually/often just drink one glass and then leave wines in the refrigerator over night?

I still found much to love and even poured myself a second glass before forgetting in the fridge for a day or two!

Do you usually/often just drink one glass and then leave wines in the refrigerator over night?

With young Riesling, yes. Especially with producers like Trimbach that demand age and can be austere. I don't think most other grapes work well with such exposure to air, however.

I haven't seen much news on '07 in Alsace. Good was it?

It was decent, but many harvested too early fearing a new 2006 - spring and summer had been difficult - but the more conscientious growers waited and that paid off. Gewurz was the most successful, and Pinot Gris the least. I have not yet tasted this particular wine, but your reaction does not surprise. (In fact, some of the Osterberg grapes normally intended for CFE might have ended up here. I will ask Pierre T when I get a chance.)

Greetings from Sweden / Fredrik L

[David M. Bueker]

Or does Trimbach just rock?

By definition.

Fredrik, thanks for the overview! The wine opened up a bit overnight but is still tightly coiled up. And it is still loveable.

producers like Trimbach that demand age and can be austere. I don't think most other grapes work well with such exposure to air, however.

I agree that riesling holds up remarkably well in comparison to other grapes but somehow I can't limit myself to drinking only one or two glasses the first night. I'll sometimes save a bit that's left and enjoy it the next day. But if it's really going to be that tough on the first day then I usually don't open it. Although a couple of years ago I was quite different, not even taking a sip of my riesling until it had been open more than 24 hours.

Rahsaan, I think that largely young Riesling will be fine with a couple hours of air. But there are certain producers, and Trimbach is certainly one, that need longer. But as one living alone, Riesling really is the ideal wine: sometimes I really don't want more than a glass or two, yet I know that a young Riesling will last in great condition through however many days it takes me to drink through the bottle. And best of all, I can keep several bottles open at once!

best of all, I can keep several bottles open at once!

Yes, I am familiar with that tactic

[David M. Bueker]

sometimes I really don't want more than a glass or two

Huh? Please explain this concept.

sometimes I really don't want more than a glass or two

Huh? Please explain this concept.

I've tried many times (in vain) to explain to my wife that the first glass is really just mouthrinse and that I don't actually start to properly taste the wine until the second or third glass.

sometimes I really don't want more than a glass or two

Huh? Please explain this concept.

That foreign concept stumped me too... That is never an ex ante, only an ex post if the wine isn't good.