Grapes: Pinot Blanc
Region: Alsace, France
Vintage: 2024
Viticulture: Organic
Soils: Clay + Limestone
Vinification: Direct press, then fermented in stainless + used barrel
Aging: 10 months on the lees and 2 months in tank after blending
Fining or Filtering: None
Sulfur: Minimal added
Notes from the Importer: Jintaro Yura started his career in wine through restaurants. His passion grew further, and he had a feeling he just wanted to, and had to, make wine. he enrolled in Oenology school then spent time training in various parts of the world; Waipara New Zealand, Burgundy, and Yamanashi in Japan. Finally, he was drawn to Alsace in 2012 and spent time working with Domaine Josmeyer and Domaine Hurst, after spending time in Alsace he knew that is where he wanted to be. His career, like many of the other small young growers, started off with buying grapes from his friends and borrowing cellar space. Now, he makes just one wine, and he makes it count.
Yura's vision is to make a wine of purity and finesse that is beautifully balanced, umami, and food friendly. There are various parcels in which the grapes are sourced and all are vinified separately. The cooler sites are fermented in stainless steel to keep the freshness and purity. All of the vineyards the grapes are sources from are organic and in the cellar, there is just a small part of sulfur added during winemaking. The warmer sites are fermented in used barrels to emphasize and highlight the texture and savory elements of the grapes. The grapes are whole bunch pressed then sit overnight at a low temperature. The juice is moved to steel and 500l barrique for natural fermentation. The wine spends 10 months Sur lie before being blended, then aged an additional two months after blending. 2020 is his first vintage, starting with a singular, beautiful example of Pinot varietals from Alsace
