Les Vins Pirouettes by Binner & Compagnie, Le Pet Nat d'Eric 2020

Location: 14 estates in 13 different villages in Alsace, France

Owner & winemaker: an informal association of Alsatian growers encouraged by the renowned Alsatian winemaker Christian Binner and enologists Pierre Sanchez and Xavier Couturier

Vineyard area: variable, due to the nature of the project

Vineyard management: all growers are Organic- or Biodynamic-certified

Soils: Alsace is a geological medley of many soil types, including granite, sand, loess, gneiss, limestone, clay, etc…

Main varieties: the classical Alsatian bunch: Auxerrois, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Sylvaner, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Noir

Annual production (approx.): 80,000 bottles

Winemaking: sparkling wines made as pet-nats or crémants, Eros whites with skin-contact, Tutti-Frutti blends… Always spontaneous fermentation, no fining, no filtration, no sulfur added.

Vineyard: 18 years old vines on granite, organically grown

Varieties: 80% Auxerrois, 20% Pinot Noir

Cellar: Grapes are hand-harvested, destemmed, and fermented with indigenous yeast and zero sulfur. The wine ferments in concrete tanks and spends some time on the lees before the two grapes are blended and then transferred to bottles to finish as a naturally sparkling wine with zero additions of sugar, yeast, or sulfur. The wine is unfiltered and is not disgorged.

NATURAL. BIODYNAMIC. ORGANIC. LOW SULFITE. VEGAN. MINIMAL INTERVENTION.