Achillée Quetsches Alors (plum Pet Nat)

Achillée Quetsches Alors

Victoria plums, Riesling

Alsace, France

Vinification: 10-days skin-contact after foot crushing

Fermentation: Spontaneous in bottle with indigenous yeasts from the addition of Riesling juice

The Achillée winery is located in the village of Scherwiller, just between Strasbourg and Colmar. Impossible to think about how dynamic Alsace is without thinking of Jean & Pierre Dietrich who really are the perfect embodiment of this dynamism!

The Dietrich’ vineyard has been in the family for over 60 years, producing organic grapes for 20 years and applying a biodynamic philosophy since 2003. In 2016, Jean & Pierre joined their father, Yves, to switch from selling grapes to the local co-op to creating their own estate and this is how Achillée, was born!
The winery is named after the “Achillée” flower, which is used in biodynamic methods and spreads sun rays equitably. This egalitarian spirit reflects how the property is managed, including the relationships with its partners.

They started by building a completely natural bioclimatic wine cellar from straw, which enables the temperature to stay around 15°C all year round and as a matter of fact, it is the largest European building made from straw to this day!
Then they developed a brand new range of wines from their 18 Ha highlighting their plots and terroirs through what’s inside and outside the bottles..
They also take fully advantage of the various fruit trees biodynamically farmed that they have to produce unique and astonishing Pet ‘Nat/Kind-of-Cider from Plums or cherry.

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