Description
In Ammerschwihr, in the heart of Alsace, you will find biodynamic winegrower Christian Binner. The art of winemaking has been passed down from father to son on this estate since 1770.
The grapes (exclusively from our own cultivation) are picked overripe, you can taste that ripeness in the wines. Furthermore, they work as naturally as possible, without any manipulation: no sulphites added and purely natural yeasts present on the grape itself. The wines of Christian Binner are all beautiful natural wines with depth, complexity, but above all a cheerful lightness.
Saveurs can be taken exactly as it is. A blend of the finest grapes that Alsace has to offer and a taste bomb of fruit, nice acids, floral and yet peppery and here and there some associations of elderflower. Unfiltered, without added sulfite and pure, pure juice.
Both 2020 and 2021 were both extreme years in terms of weather, both completely at opposite ends of the spectrum. Christian therefore combined grapes from both years to both balance and create tension in his wine. I would say it worked out very well.
In Ammerschwier, in the heart of Alsace, you will find biodynamic winegrower Christian Binner. The art of winemaking has been passed down from father to son on this estate since 1770. Joseph, Christian's father, who witnessed the rise of chemistry and atomized agriculture, has always continued to plough his land and cultivate it exclusively organically. Christian himself has only continued this with his takeover. Under Christian's influence, 4 hectares were added, he bought several plots of land on grand crus and had a new, bioclimatic wine cellar built from natural materials from the area.
In 2016, Christian embarked on a new project, guided by the idea of 'degrowth', he decided to rent out a large part of his vines, in order to better focus on those of the hills and the grands crus. Hermetically sealed in the new cellar, the wines can now develop for 1 to 3 years, entirely at their own pace. According to Christian, it is up to the winegrower and his team to accept that less must be done rather than more, with a benevolent gaze, ready to intervene if necessary, in order to make better wines. Quality over quantity, of course a view that all biodynamic farmers can agree with, but where for Christian this philosophy is reflected in every gesture and every decision.
With this tranquility, this patience, Christian has been able to create beautiful wines for 20 years now, free of sulphites and chemicals, grown completely biodynamically, which are spotlessly clean and very stable over time, and will only become more beautiful.
- Country / Region: France / Ammerschwihr (Alsace)
- Grape variety: Pinot Blanc, Riesling, Auxerrois, Chasselas, Sylvaner, Muscat
- In the vineyard: Granite soil, located on the north and a soil of silt and pebbles grapes hand picked. Biodynamic.
- In the cellar: Maturation on the lees in oak barrels. Unfiltered, no So2 added
- Quality mark: Ecocert – organic
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