Jean-Baptiste Adam
Riesling “les Natures” – 2022
Region: FRANCE - ALSACE
Jean-Baptiste Adam
For more than 400 years, Jean-Baptiste Adam and his family have been grape growers and winemakers in Ammerschwihr. Throughout the centuries the Adam family has farmed vineyards, made wine, sold wine locally and sold wine in foreign lands. They survived the Thirty Years War (1618-1648), the Valois and Bourbon dynasties, the French Revolution, the Napoleonic wars, annexation by Germany and back to France, WWI, WWII, famine and disease.
Jean-Batiste V joined the winery in 1982, at the age of 21, after finishing his studies of wine, enology, and marketing. In 1996, Jean-Baptiste took over full management of the property from his father, Jean-Marie. Soon after taking charge of the company, he modernized the winery and created a processing and storage facility for the production of Crémant. In 2003, he converted the vineyards to biodynamic agriculture wholeheartedly and they are DEMETER certified since 2007. Today, he is considered a leader of biodynamic farming practices in Alsace.
Jean-Baptiste’s daughter, Laure, is the 15th generation to work in the family business. Armed with a BS in Viticulture and Enology, a Wine and Commerce license, and a master’s degree in Wine Management & Marketing, she is an integral part of all winery, viticulture and trade operations.
Jean-Baptiste Adam produces wines of elegance, balance, minerality and longevity.
The Wine
Vineyard Profile
Estate vineyards in Ammerschwihr.
- Soils: Granite
- Altitude: 650 feet
- Exposure: Southeast
- Vines Planted: 1975 – 2010
- Vine Training System: Double Guyot
Harvest Notes
- Hand harvested
- Pneumatic pressing
- Cold settling
- Fermented using only indigenous yeasts in century old wooden casks at 68ºF
Winemaker's Notes
A slightly mineral nose leads to citrus, stone and white flowers. Structure complements the lively acidity, creating a complex and layered wine that lingers and refreshes.
Wine Summary
100% Riesling; 12.6% alcohol; residual sugar 3.9 g/l; grown in granite soils; hand harvested; pneumatic pressing; cold settling; fermented in 100 year old wooden casks using only indigenous yeasts at controlled temperature of 68ºF; farmed using organic principles and DEMETER certified biodynamic.
Technical Information
- 100% Riesling
- Alcohol: 12.6%
- Total Acidity: 3.95 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 3.9 g/l
- Farmed using organic principles and DEMETER certified biodynamic
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, Laure Adam |
| Founded | 1614 |
| Winemaker | Mathilde Jaegler and Philippe Ruhlmann |
| Annual Production | 50,000 to 66,000 9L cases |
| Farming (Sustainable, organic, biodynamic) | Farmed using organic principles, DEMETER certified biodynamic since 2007. In France, certified organic by EcoCert France. |