Yura Jintaro: Japanese Precision in Alsace

Yura Jintaro, Gueberschwihr, Alsace

The quick on Jintaro-san…

Jintaro cut his teeth in the restaurant circuit to later pursue a degree in Oenology.  This took Jintaro to New Zealand and later Burgundy before returning home to Japan.  His curiosities took him to Alsace where he worked with Domaine Josmeyer in 2012, and then later to Domaine Hurst.  After his training, Jintaro his fascination kept him rooted in Alsace where he would begin his own label under Yura Jintaro.  He was vinifying his wines in borrowed cellars from grapes purchased and farmed from borrowed land from friends.

Jintaro only crafts a few cuvees, but the wines he makes are very intentional and deliberate.  He is a sure-footed talent on the rise.  Jintaro’s style is one of purity and finesse resulting in wines that are harmonious, balanced, and nuanced.  There seems to be savory-like salinity to his wines that can also be described as umami making them ideal companions with foods.  He employs the use of both inox and barrel to maximize the expression of the vineyard and to enhance the resulting textures out of the cuvees.  Wines rest on their lees to provide a richer mouthfeel to balance the acidity.  Organic grapes are the prerequisite to his production.
There is a great deal of precision and personality to these lovely wines of purity and balance. 

The wine...

2023 Yura Jintaro Alsace Le Silence Et La Resonance Riesling VDF
100% Riesling biodynamically farmed in Gueberschwihr on clay and limestone soils.
Fermented in 80% stainless steel, 15% wooden barrels, and 5% in ceramic vessels.  Aged sur lee for nine months in 400 and 500-liter barrels. Only 615 cases made.

After tasting this recently, there is a significant step up in quality from the previous vintage. Already this wine leaps from the glass with an aromatic display of grapefruit rind, citrus blossom, lavender, ripe orchard fruits, a hint of Riesling petrol and sweet tart candies.  Very reminiscent of a Boxler reserve wine.  To taste, there is much more focus on the pure, elegant, textured and detailed palate that leans more saline with great persistence.  The wine is dry and a very pleasant finish.  While great on its own, this wine will enhance a meal and needs food to really sing.  

We have added the recently received 22' Pinot Blanc as well.

Bottles are in-stock with only 18x bottles of the Riesling to offer!  

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