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About the Wine
A rugged, vibrant expression of Pinot Noir which combines sour berries, blackberries and savoury herbs with an edge of gamey, earthy-funk. A unique Pinot with a wild edge – intense and simply bursting with energy. Made in tiny quantities, we have just a handful of bottles to go around.
Made with a blend of roughly equal parts from 40 year old vines planted over granite, and another planted over volcanic sandstone in Alsace, as well as a single barrel from a parcel Yannick farmed with his friend Bastian Wolber in Burgundy. Each of the wines fermented as whole bunches for around a fortnight, with élevage taking place in old barrels and sandstone amphorae over a year.
About Yannick Meckert
Yannick Meckert has been around wine since a young age. Born to a Burgundian mother and Alsatian father, he grew up between the two winemaking regions. Having studied viticulture and oenology in Beaune and Montpellier, and after a brief stint working for the family domaine, Yannick became disenchanted with the conventional methods of farming his family were using. He set off on his own path to discover a different kind of wine. Yannick has worked and trained with alongside some real talents; Patrick Meyer, Phillipe Pacalet, Le Coste, Christian Binner, Claus Preisinger as well as spending time learning the art of sake in Japan alongside Terada Honke. Building up quite the résumé!
Yannick is now working his own plots in and around the village or Obernai in Alsace. He farms three and half hectares of classic Alsatian varieties planted over clay and limestone, as well as sourcing organic grapes from friends. The focus here is on retaining a diverse ecosystem by practicing his own take on organic agriculture, eschewing not only chemicals, but also copper and sulphur, instead using clay, infusions and essential oils to help the vines. He prefers to let the wild herbs, grass and flowers around the vines grow, resulting in vineyards full of life. In the cellar, he draws upon his experience and intuition and adjusts his methods to suit the specific grape variety and given vintage.
This is still the beginning for Yannick, with his first vintage being released in 2020. It’s exciting to see what lies ahead for this talented grower.