Alsace is one of the great wine regions of the world, and arguably the 2nd best White Wine region in the world (sorry, my heart will always be in the Cote-de-Beaune in Burgundy). I just got back from a superb tasting with Jean Trimbach tasting through his 2000 premier cuvees, comparing them to the monumental vintages from the past. Wow. Terrior is indeed alive and well in Grand Cru vinyards in Alsace. Trimbach is one of the better known producers from Alsace, perhaps best know from grocery store shelves. I assure you that Mr. Trimbach's family is making some of the best traditional examples of Alsacian wines of any family in Alsace today.
The 2000 and 1989 Rieslings "Cuvee Frederic Emile" were an incredible way to start. Stony, slatey, and near-Mosel style petrol characteristics separate this wine from other Alsace rieslings. They have body, depth, and purity but were still somehow light?!? Amazing stuff... The 2000 and 1990 Riesling "Clos Ste.-Hune" were other-worldly. These are wines that are legends and soon-to-be legends. The 1990 still has DECADES to go!!! Deeper and even more expressive of their terroirs, I would love to have either of these wines in my cellar. I'll go into some of the others later... but let's just say that the 1976 Gewurztraminer "Cuvee des Seigneurs de Ribeaupierre" 350th Anniversary bottling was unreal...
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