Jean-Baptiste Adam
Syrah La Piste Noir – 2024
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
Wineck-Schlossberg vineyard is at the end of a valley in the heart of Alsace, plots are near the village of Katzenthal.
- Altitude: 1210 feet/380 meters
- Exposure: South, sheltered from prevailing winds
- Slope: 40º
- Soil: Decomposed granite (muscovite & biotite micas), light yet rich in minerals
- Vines Planted: 1976
- Vineyards DEMETER certified biodynamic
Harvest Notes
- Hand harvested with strict berry selection in vineyard
- Fermented for 20 days with manual punchdowns
- Aged 15 months in French oak barrels of varying size (228/350/400L)
- Gentle filtration at bottling
Winemaker's Notes
An elegant, high altitude wine, revealing a more linear than sun-driven, fresh expression of Syrah. Garnet red with violet highlights. Blackcurrent bud, fresh bludberry and subtle florals on the fruity nose. Juicy and vibrant palate with structure and linearity on the fresh finish.
Wine Summary
100% Syrah; alcohol: 12.5%; Wineck-Schlossberg vineyard plots at 1210 feet with 40º slope in mica soils; hand harvested with strict berry selection; fermented with 20 days maceration and manual punchdowns; aged 15 months in French oak barrels (228, 350, 400 liters); vineyards DEMETER certified biodynamic.
Technical Information
- 100% Syrah
- Alcohol: 12.5%
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. |