2022 AOC Alsace - Pinot Noir Stierkopf
2022 AOC Alsace - Pinot Noir Stierkopf
From vines 30 years old planted over grés in the Stierkopf parcel, near Mutzig, producing a wine of great concentration in 2022, struck through with a livewire acidity, profound balance and lift. Stierkopf always rewards both patience in the cellar and aeration in the glass.
Cuvée: Pinot Noir Stierkopf
Style: Still
Colour: Red
Grapes/Blend: Pinot Noir
ABV: 12.2%
Vintage: 2022
Winemaking: A 12 day semi-carbonic maceration of whole bunches. Fermentation with indigenous yeasts followed by 9 months maturing in stainless steel tanks. Micro-dose of sulphur during fermentation. Bottled: April 2023.
Sulphur: 10mg/l total
Soil: Grés (Compacted sandstone and limestone)
Initially a mixed farm with crops including tobacco, the land has been in the family for seven generations. Jean-Pierre’s parents started cultivating vines in the 1970s, and passed it to Jean-Pierre in 1987. Organic farming with no use of chemicals. In the cellar, very little sulphur is used, and only when necessary. There is a precision and clarity to all the wines. Having become bored with making late-harvest wines with aromatic varieties; Jean-Pierre is one of few in his area to experiment with skin-contact wines and has gained a reputation for these.