France

Jintaro Yura is an exciting new talent in Alsace, whose wines have a marvellous purity and finesse.After working as a sommelier in his native Japan, Jintaro enrolled in oenology school and gained experience in vineyards across New Zealand and Burgundy before settling with his family in Alsace in 2012.He has worked with some of Alsace's leading vignerons, including Isabelle Meyer, Jean Boxler, and Jean-Paul Zusslin, and produced his first vintage in 2020 with organic fruit sourced from exemplary growers around Gueberschwihr and Rouffach. From the moment Jintaro's inaugural wines landed, the buzz around his project has been growing.Gently pressed and fermented with native yeasts, his wines are aged in a variety of different vessels. The resulting cuvées combine pure fruit with complex umami notes from extended lees stirring – a technique common to Burgundy but rarely seen in Alsace. His Pinot Blanc has a delicate stone fruit and spice profile, and his Riesling a beautiful richness cut by razor-sharp acidity. Made with 70% whole clusters and aged for 11 months in barrel, his elegant Pinot Noir is perfumed with sweet red fruit and smoky minerality.Jintaro follows in the footsteps of other gifted Japanese vignerons in France, such as Kenjiro Kagami (Domaine des Miroirs), Osamu Uchida (Domaine Uchida), and Chisa Bize (Domaine Simon Bize et Fils). And he's well on his way to gaining similar cult status.

Jintaro Yura

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