Some fabulous wines from three excellent producers, including 18 vintages of Clos Ste Hune back to 1966. Above, some of the terroir on which13 generations of Trimbachs have depended. Below, two different schools of winemaking described.
I hadn’t been to Alsace for far too long so when, along with wine writers from all over the world, I was invited to go there to celebrate the centenary of possibly my favourite dry white wine in the world, Trimbach’s Clos Ste Hune, I jumped at the chance. It was quite a long way to go (London–Lille–Strasbourg–Colmar) for a tasting and a dinner...