Domaine Josmeyer - Riesling - Les Pierrets 2017
Domaine Josmeyer is located in the village of Wintzenheim , in the Haut-Rhin of Alsace . In 1854, Aloyse Meyer, restaurateur and wine broker, decided to extend her father's winery by trading in wines and endeavored to promote the best local terroirs and particularly those of Brand and Hengst, recognized today. as Grands Crus. In 1941, Hubert Meyer, a graduate in oenology and an excellent winemaker, chose to diversify his markets and started exporting. In 1963, he decided to associate the first three letters of his father Joseph's first name with the family name and created the Josmeyer brand. In 1966, his eldest son Jean joined the family business. In charge of winemaking and foreign markets, he brought modernity and creativity to it by associating, from 1987, works by contemporary artists with labels. In 2000, he decided to convert the entire 28-hectare vineyard to organic and biodynamic cultivation. Today, Jean Meyer's two daughters, Céline and Isabelle , manage the family farm.
Les Pierrets is part of Josmeyer's Vins de Terroir range. The Riesling grapes come from three plots : a small plot from the Grand Cru Hengst, and two plots of gravel and alluvium located in the plain. The age of the vine is 60 years. The grapes are harvested manually and then pressed whole for about 6 hours. Fermentation begins spontaneously with native yeasts in a century- old small cask . The wine is then aged on fine lees for several months.
Varietal: 100% Riesling
