Jean-Baptiste Adam
Riesling Vendanges Tardives – 2017
Region: FRANCE - ALSACE
Jean-Baptiste Adam
In May 2014, Jean-Baptiste Adam and his family celebrated the 400th anniversary of their family being grape growers and winemakers in Ammerschwihr, Alsace, France. Jean-Baptiste’s daughter, Laure, is the 15th generation to participate in the family wine business. Through the centuries family members have been leaders in their community. Now, Jean-Baptiste can count himself among the leaders of biodynamic farming in Alsace. Jean-Baptiste Adam produces wines of elegance, balance, minerality and longevity.
The Wine
Vineyard Profile
- Soils: Granite
- Vine age: over 30 years
Harvest Notes
- Delayed harvest to increase sugar content and development of Botrytis Cinerea (noble rot)
- Hand harvested and berries selected for maximum sugars concentration
- Pneumatic pressing
- Settling by gravity
- Fermented and aged in stainless steel tanks
Winemaker's Notes
A harmonious yellow in the glass. This late harvest Riesling exudes mineral scents, freshly cut grass and rhubarb.
Serve as an aperitif, with pan-fired liver accompanied by a compote of rhubarb, or at the end of a meal with a Fourme d’Ambert cheese.
Wine Summary
100% Riesling, alcohol: 11%; residual sugar: 90 g/l; grown in granite soils; vines over 30 years old; late manual harvest and berry selection to concentrate sugars and encourage Botrytis Cinerea development; pneumatic pressing; gravity settling; fermented and aged in stainless steel tanks.
Technical Information
- 100% Riesling grapes
- Alcohol: 11%
- Total Acidity: 3.96 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 90 g/l
General Info
| Country | France |
| Region | ALSACE |
| Appellation(s) | AOP ALSACE – AOP CREMANT D’ALSACE- AOP ALSACE GRAND CRU -AOP VENDANDES TARDIVES- AOP SELECTION DE GRAINS NOBLES |
| Proprietors | JEAN-BAPTISTE ADAM |
| Founded | 1614 |
| Winemaker | JEAN-BAPTISTE ADAM |
| Annual Production | 600 000 to 800 000 BOTTLES |
| Farming (Sustainable, organic, biodynamic) | ORGANIC AND BIODYNAMIC CERTIFIED ORAGNIC AND DEMETER |