Had a tasting with Jean Trimbach yesterday and tasted through some great wines... the 2003 Cuvee Frederick Emile was fat, plump, and full of citrus and seering minerality. Picked at 12.5% natural alcohol, this wine still has acidic freshness that most of the 03's lack. The 2000 Reserve Personell Pinot Gris is fat, ripe, fruit driven, and has a steely, mineraly backbone. Really good... the 2000 Gewurztraminer Vendages Tardive is round and opulent with beautiful acidity (picked at 180 g/l - the result after fementation is 55g/l rs - though it is so balanced you hardly taste the sweetness). Bravo!
Had the 1997 Comtes Georges de Vogue "Musigny" go out last night... while I wasn't blown away, this is an outstanding Burgundy. I think it needs time, as there was a strong mocha-toast element on the nose that should continue to integrate into the wine. A long, long, finish - but not as elegant as other Musigny I've had in the past. It just wasn't all that silky.
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