Jean-Baptiste Adam Winery Guide

Wines produced

• Sylvaner Réserve

  • Sylvaner
  100% Sylvaner. A fresh, lively dry white made from hand-harvested grapes. Fermented with native yeasts and aged briefly in large wooden foudres to preserve freshness and varietal purity. Filtration is generally kept to a minimum. Bottled relatively soon after harvest.
• Riesling Réserve

  • Riesling
  100% Riesling. A dry, mineral white wine from vineyards around Ammerschwihr and nearby villages. Hand-harvested grapes are fermented with native yeasts and raised in large wooden foudres rather than new oak. Filtration is generally avoided. Bottled young, though capable of several years’ aging.
• Pinot Gris Réserve

  • Pinot Gris
  100% Pinot Gris. A fuller-bodied Alsace white with ripe orchard-fruit notes and a rounded texture. Hand-harvested, native-yeast fermented, and aged in large wooden foudres. Filtration is generally avoided. Bottled after short to moderate élevage to retain freshness and body.
• Pinot Noir Réserve

  • Pinot Noir
  100% Pinot Noir. A light, elegant Alsace red with fresh red-fruit character. Hand-harvested grapes are fermented with native yeasts and aged in traditional wooden foudres rather than heavily toasted oak. Filtration is generally avoided. Bottled after gentle élevage.
• Pinot Gris “Les Natures” / PUR-GRANITE

  • Pinot Gris
  100% Pinot Gris. A biodynamic, terroir-focused wine made from hand-harvested grapes grown without synthetic pesticides or man-made chemical treatments. Native-yeast fermented and aged in traditional vessels to emphasize purity, texture, and granite-influenced minerality. Filtration is generally avoided. Bottling varies by vintage.
• Alsace Grand Cru Riesling Kaefferkopf

  • Riesling
  100% Riesling. One of the estate’s benchmark wines, produced from hand-harvested Grand Cru Kaefferkopf grapes. Fermented with native yeasts and raised in large wooden foudres to highlight structure, minerality, and terroir. Filtration is generally avoided. Bottled after longer élevage than the Réserve wines.
• Alsace Grand Cru Gewürztraminer Kaefferkopf

  • Gewürztraminer
  100% Gewürztraminer. A Grand Cru Alsace white from hand-harvested Kaefferkopf fruit. Native-yeast fermentation and foudre aging preserve the grape’s aromatic intensity while adding texture and depth. Filtration is generally avoided. Bottling follows maturation suited to the vintage.
• Alsace Grand Cru Riesling Kaefferkopf “Vieilles Vignes”

  • Riesling
  100% Riesling. An old-vine Grand Cru expression from Kaefferkopf, made from hand-harvested grapes and fermented with native yeasts. Aged in large wooden foudres, with no emphasis on new-oak flavor. Filtration is generally avoided. Bottled after extended maturation and built for cellaring.
• Pinot Gris Vendanges Tardives

  • Dessert wine
  • Pinot Gris
  100% Pinot Gris. A late-harvest dessert wine made only in suitable vintages from very ripe grapes, sometimes affected by noble rot. Hand-harvested, slowly fermented with native yeasts, and aged in wooden foudres. Filtration is generally avoided. Bottling and release depend on vintage balance and richness.
• Sélection de Grains Nobles

  • Gewürztraminer
  • Pinot Gris
  Usually produced from noble-rot-affected Pinot Gris or Gewürztraminer, depending on the vintage. Made only in exceptional years from individually selected botrytized grapes. Fermentation is slow, followed by extended maturation before bottling. Filtration is generally avoided where possible. Designed for long aging.
• Crémant d’Alsace Émotion

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  95% Chardonnay and 5% Pinot Noir. A traditional-method sparkling wine from hand-harvested grapes. The base wine undergoes secondary fermentation in the bottle, followed by lees aging and disgorgement before release. Unlike the still wines, the key maturation stage takes place in bottle rather than in foudre.