COLOUR
White
TYPE
Still
VINTAGE
2021
GRAPE
Riesling
PRODUCER
Domaine Jean-Louis et Eric Kamm
REGION
Alsace
CHARACTERISTICS
Body
Medium
Sweetness
Dry
Acidity
High
Finish
Long
Intensity
Pronounced
AROMAS & FLAVOURS
ABOUT THIS WINE
Domaine Jean-Louis et Eric Kamm is located in the historic medieval commune of Dambach-la-Ville in Alsace, France. Winemaker Eric Kamm, often described as an iconoclastic figure in the natural wine movement, took over the family's 13th-century estate in 2005. He transitioned the vineyards entirely to organic and biodynamic farming. While Eric is known for his playful and irreverent labels on entry-level cuvées, his Grand Cru Frankstein bottling is crafted with deep respect for tradition, aiming to showcase the serious, laser-focused, and crystalline expression of Alsatian granite soils.
ALCOHOL
12.5%
AVG. PRICE
€25
STYLE
Natural
VEGAN
YES
SULPHITES
NO
When to drink
Now or Later
Ideal temperature
10-12°C
INTERESTING FACTS
Fact 01
Winemaker Eric Kamm is affectionately known in the natural wine scene as an 'anarchist punk' winemaker.
Fact 02
The vines are planted on 'arène granitique', a stony soil of decomposed granite rich in quartz and mica.
Fact 03
This Grand Cru Riesling is bottled with zero added sulfites, containing only 4 mg/l of naturally occurring SO2.
FOOD PAIRING
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WINE MAKING PROCESS
The grapes are 100% hand-harvested from old vines grown on granitic arena soils. Vinification follows a strict low-intervention approach with zero additives. Whole bunches undergo gentle pressing, followed by a slow, spontaneous fermentation using only indigenous yeasts in stainless steel vats without temperature control, lasting between 9 to 11 months. The wine is aged on its fine lees in old, neutral oak barrels to encourage micro-oxygenation without imparting oak flavors. It is bottled completely unfined, unfiltered, and with no added sulfites.
