Maison Trimbach - Ribeauville

Jean Trimbach started making wines in Alsace in 1626 and since, these have been the benchmark of Alsatian wines. Today, Hubert is at the helm continuing the tradition.

With many Alsation wines pushing the level of ripeness, Trimbach's wines are classical and elegant with great ageing potential. They achieve excellent balance and vintages such as 2002, 2005 and 2007 are profound.

The Cuvee Frederic Emile honours Frederic Trimbach who created international acclaim with his wines in at the Brussels fair in 1898. The old vine clay-limestone vineyard overlooks Trimbach with great Southerly exposure. It has the richness and longevity of Grand Cru Burgundy with masses of minerality. Clos St Hune is even more speical, rated as perhaps Alsace's greatest Riesling; from an exceptional 1.3 hectare plot near Hunawihr. Of great longevity and very rare (production rarely exceeds 7000 bottles), Clos Sainte Hune takes at least seven years to reach its peak. The wine is vinified to complete dryness leaving no residual sugar. Fermented in stainless steel vats with no oak aging or malolactic fermentation.

Trimbach	Muscat	2007	R 145
Trimbach	Gewurztraminer	2007	R 155
Trimbach	Pinot Gris Reserve	2007	R 160
Trimbach	Riesling Reserve	2007	R 175
Trimbach	Riesling Clos St Hune	2002	R 1,225	RP 93/100
Trimbach	Riesling Cuvee Frederic Emile	2004	R 375	RP 92/100

Domaines Schlumberger - Guebwiller

Domaines Schlumberger is a 6th and 7th generation family owned wine producer, the family own and manage 140 hectares around Guebwiller in the Haut Rhin, in the South of Alsace. Of the 140 hectares, 70 are classified “Grand Cru”. Organic methods are used to cultivate 60 hectares and 30 hectares are cultivated using biodynamic practices.

THE CLASSIC RANGE: LES PRINCES ABBES: In homage to the Abbot Princes of Murbach who for more than 1000 years preserved and tended the vineyards that the wines come from.

Huet - Vouvray, Loire

Founded in 1928, the Huet estate now covers 35 hectares divided between three properties: Le Haut-Lieu, Le Mont and Le Clos du Bourg. These are all cultivated biodynamically where the earth is recognised as being a living entity and no chemicals are used. The wines are made from each vineyard and in varying degrees of sweetness. The good vintages like 2005 have the ability to last decades. Le Mont is an 8-hectare estate which borders the slopes of the Loire Valley, in the first slopes area. The soil is pebbly and consists mainly of green-coloured clay and silica. The wines produced are elegant and feminine. Le Haut-Lieu  covers 9 hectares, with very deep clayey limestone soil, predominantly brown clay. This rather heavy soil generally produces supple wines. The 6 hectare Le Clos du Bourg is surrounded by stone walls, located on the first slopes above the church in Vouvray. In the 7th century, this was a fiefdom owned by the Saint Martin collegiate church in Tours. The rather thin soil, only about one metre in depth, lies in direct contact with the non-active limestone. Le Clos du Bourg produces a powerful and well-structured wine.

Dme Gaston Huet	Vouvray Le Mont Sec	2007	R 275
Dme Gaston Huet	Vouvray Le Mont demi-sec	2005	R 300
Dme Gaston Huet	Vouvray Le Mont Moelleux	2003	R 270
Dme Gaston Huet	Le Mont moelleux 1ere Trie	2005	R 575	WS 95/100
Dme Gaston Huet	Le Clos du Bourg moelleux 1ere Trie	2005	R 575	WS 96/100

 

Denis Jamin

Reuilly (Sauvignon Blanc)

2006

R 155

WA 88/100

Frederic Mabileau

St Nicolas de Bourgueil (Cabernet Franc)

2006

R 165

Prices in Rand per bottle inclusive VAT whilst stocks available.