A nose with notes of lemon, white flowers, peach, and pineapple... Palate: lively, fruity, salty, and very fresh!
JÉRÔME FRANÇOIS
Jérôme François settled in Ostheim in 2014. The young carpenter couldn’t resist the call of the vine and started his estate with a few plots from his grandfather and the barn of his great uncle! Late 2017, Jérôme teamed up with Yann Bury. The man grows his vines biodynamically, and works the soil not with a tractor but with two horses, Sirus and Fastochex. A flock of black Ouessant sheep handle the weeding and add their own organic fertiliser to the soil. The vines are only treated with plant decoctions and medicinal herbs. There are high-density vine plantings in all the parcels, heavy vegetative competition, with individual vine plants replaced each year as needed. For Jérome, this diversity of vine plantings makes each parcel a village with its children, adolescents, adults and elders. Jérôme has partnered since 2020 with Morgane Stoquert. The wines are brilliant in their complexity and elegance, and have become benchmarks in Alsace.
Madly in love with this complex nose on citrus fruits, pineapple, mango, iodine, hint of smoke... The palate is in perfect harmony with the nose, powerful, long, carried by a mineral frame, a lot of freshness.
Second vintage for this cuvée, with notes of citrus fruit, yellow peach, honey and rose. The palate is pure and taut, an orange wine structured by small tannins and a fine bitterness on the finish. Pair it with Asian cuisine!
A very delicate nose, seductive and lemony, with notes of orange blossom... Palate: vibrant, fruity, a superb juice!
Complex and very expressive nose carried by notes of white fruits, iodised notes... Palate: mineral, large volume, powerful and showing beautiful thin bitters. A very big and beautiful white wine. Incredibly long, dry and mineral.
Powerful, elegant nose with notes of rose, lychee, pastry, candied lemon, iodine... Fruity and mineral on the palate, generous and elegant, with a hint of citrus on the finish. A tender juice with seven grams of residual sugar per liter.
On notes of candied orange, acacia honey, and verbena... Mouthfeel: fleshy juice, voluptuous, smooth texture, powerful!
An intense and aromatic nose, with notes of quince, Mirabelle plum, citrus fruit, bergamot, yuzu and mandarin... The palate is tonic and long, with lively acidity providing perfect balance, topped off by a salty finish.
Complex and evolving nose with notes of rose, orange blossom, honey, candied white fruits, and a subtle hint of madeleine... Palate: a dry wine, both dense and tense, with a beautiful, lingering aromatic finish that keeps revealing itself.