Trimbach Cuvee Frederic-Emile Riesling 1998

Rating: 3/5 - As reviewed by Decanter Light, classic varietal nose. Dry, with crisp acidity and ripe fruit. Good character which should develop well.

This famous Riesling comes from the choicest slopes of Ribeauville overlooking the Trimbach winery. The exposure is south and southeast. The vines' high average age of some 30 years ensures low yields and concentrated fruit. The clay-limestone soil contains a high proportion of fossil-flecked muschel-kalk, which bangs out all that is best in the Riesling Cuvee Frederic Emile is made solely frm very ripe grapes, picked selectively at the end of the harvest. Dry and firmly-structured, but very fruity, this multifaceted wine owes its great depth of flavour to the combination of Riesling read more...grapes with ideal soil. After a few years in bottle it reveals a fascinating mineral nuance. This long-lived Riesling bears the name of our great ancestor, Frederic Emile Trimbach. it is prized by connoisseurs for its breed and finesse.    (hide)

Rating: 18/20 - As reviewed by Jancis Robinson Very very deep, mineral flavours. Tingly acidity. Some lychee notes in its relatively rich nose thanks to the noble rot that affected about 30 per cent of the grapes and makes this, like the famous 1989, all of which qualified as at least Vendange Tardive, relatively early maturing and open.

Rating: 90-92 - As reviewed by Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar on Jul-99

Rating: 90/100 - As reviewed by Wine Spectator on 12/31/02

Rating: 91/100 - As reviewed in Wine Advocate # 129 on Jun-00