2020 Trimbach Riesling Reserve Alsace 750 ml

Few names are as closely associated with Alsace as Trimbach. They’ve been one of the defining producers of the picturesque Alsace region since 1626, and today, headed by 12th-generation winemaker Pierre Trimbach, the house reflects the centuries of knowledge and passion that have allowed them to set the bar for nearly 400 years.

Clinging to steep hillsides and rolling along the gentler slopes of Alsace, this region in northeastern France is a storybook place to grow wine. Church steeples pierce the sky in villages that look lifted directly from a Hollywood set, and the wines are among the most crystalline and expressive in the entire country.

Trimbach has been helping to define the picturesque region since 1626, and today, 13 generations later, the wines of Alsace are in a very real sense synonymous with the family name. From the incredibly long-lived Clos Sainte Hune—widely considered to be one of the true jewels of French wine—to ready-to-drink bottlings of Riesling, Pinot Blanc, Gewurztraminer, and more, all of Trimbach’s wines reflect the centuries of knowledge and passion that have allowed them to remain so indispensable for nearly 400 years.

Crafted from a meticulous selection of fully ripe grapes from the villages of Ribeauvillé and Hunawihr, the Reserve combines a beautiful combination of minerality and fruit with ageworthy structure and precision. Trimbach owns some of the best vineyards in Alsace, which are very much on display here. While the wine has a lot of power, Eleven Madison Park's Wine Director Gabriel Di Bella harnesses its freshness and matches it with chef Daniel Humm's fava bean salad. Delightful now, it will gain character and complexity for a decade or more.