Domaine JOSMEYER - Riesling - Grand Cru - Hengst 2015
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 his father's vineyard with a wine trade and set out to promote the best local terroirs and particularly those of Brand and Hengst, recognised today as Grands Crus. In 1941, Hubert Meyer, an oenology graduate and excellent winemaker, chose to diversify his markets and began exporting. In 1963, he decided to associate the first three letters of his father's first name Joseph 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 brings modernity and creativity to it by associating, since 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, run the family business.
The Riesling Grand Cru Hengst comes from the terroir mainly made up of Oligocene limestone conglomerates and marls. Harvested by hand and pressed in whole bunches, the grapes exclusively from organic and biodynamic agriculture ferment spontaneously without the addition of enzymes or selected yeasts, and without chaptalization. After fermentation lasting from 1 to 4 months, they are aged in century-old oak casks.
Grape variety: 100% Riesling