{"id":8267,"count":15,"description":"\"Jolene\n\nFor fourteen years Paul McKirdy ran the cellar at Zind-Humbrecht, one of the most renowned estates in Alsace. Since 2023 the Scot has been making his own wines in Zellenberg under the name Hunter|McKirdy<\/strong>, together with the South African viticulturist Jolene Hunter. On 3.5 hectares of Jurassic limestone marl the pair farm vines with an average age of 45 years. The grapes are pressed gently over eight hours in a hydraulic wooden press, a technique borrowed from Champagne, and the must ferments spontaneously in old Burgundy barrels. The finished wines go into Burgundy bottles rather than the classic Alsace flute and are labelled Vin de France. The result is at most 25,000 bottles a year of precise minerality.\n\n
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His partner <strong>Jolene Hunter<\/strong> ran exports there before the two struck out on their own in 2023. The <a href=\"\/en\/sorte\/riesling\/\" title=\"Riesling at Living Wines\">Riesling<\/a> for <a href=\"\/en\/les-champs-des-roches-vdf-2024-hunter-mckirdy\/\" title=\"Buy Les Champs des Roches 2024\">Les Champs des Roches<\/a> comes from gravel soils, while <a href=\"\/en\/sous-les-coudriers-vdf-2024-hunter-mckirdy\/\" title=\"Buy Sous les Coudriers 2024\">Sous les Coudriers<\/a> shows the <strong>floral intensity of Pinot Gris<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-208631 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/zellenberg-weinberg-hunter-mckirdy.webp\" alt=\"Hunter McKirdy vineyards in Zellenberg\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>3.5 hectares between Riquewihr and Ribeauvill\u00e9<\/h2>\n<p>The pair acquired their parcels in <strong>Zellenberg<\/strong> from Marc Temp\u00e9, a terroir that resembles the Sud Revermont in the Jura. The Jurassic limestone marl shapes wines such as <a href=\"\/en\/les-forets-oubliees-vdf-2024-hunter-mckirdy\/\" title=\"Buy Les For\u00eats Oubli\u00e9es 2024\">Les For\u00eats Oubli\u00e9es<\/a>, an <strong>Auxerrois from 30-year-old vines<\/strong>. The name recalls the once-wooded hills where 14,000 vines per hectare are now farmed <strong>entirely by hand<\/strong>. The vines, 45 years old on average, provide the raw material for no more than 25,000 bottles a year, a deliberate limit that puts <strong>quality before quantity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-208295 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hunter-mckirdy-cellar.jpg\" alt=\"Hunter McKirdy cellar\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>pH values instead of alcohol levels<\/h2>\n<p>Harvest begins at <strong>pH 3.2<\/strong>, not when the potential alcohol is right. This unconventional approach guarantees a <strong>consistent 12.5 per cent alcohol<\/strong> and an acid structure that gives the wines their precise tension. The wines develop slowly in old Burgundy barrels, without added sulphur or other oenological aids. <strong>Vin de France<\/strong> appears on the label, a deliberate break with the Alsace AOC, which Hunter and McKirdy find too restrictive. Even the <strong>Burgundy bottles<\/strong> break with the Alsace tradition of the slender flute.<\/p>\n<h2>When Pinot Gris is made like a red wine<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Samares et Strobiles<\/strong> shows a willingness to experiment: Pinot Gris vinified like a red wine develops a surprising <strong>depth and structure<\/strong>. Le Bois des Ormes shows the <strong>red side of Pinot Noir<\/strong>, while Le Jardin de la Source expresses the <strong>cool elegance of the limestone-marl soils<\/strong>. Each wine bears a poetic name that tells of the landscape or its history, from the hazel trees under which the vines grow to the forgotten woods that once covered the hills.<\/p>\n<\/div>","second_description_i18n":{"en":"<h2>When Champagne technique meets Alsace vines<\/h2>\n\nThe hydraulic wooden press runs for eight to ten hours. <strong>Paul McKirdy<\/strong> presses his grapes as gently as Champagne producers do, a technique he perfected over 14 years as chef de cave at <a href=\"\/en\/domaine-zind-humbrecht\/\" title=\"Discover Domaine Zind-Humbrecht\">Domaine Zind-Humbrecht<\/a>. His partner <strong>Jolene Hunter<\/strong> ran exports there before the two struck out on their own in 2023. The <a href=\"\/en\/sorte\/riesling\/\" title=\"Riesling at Living Wines\">Riesling<\/a> for <a href=\"\/en\/les-champs-des-roches-vdf-2024-hunter-mckirdy\/\" title=\"Buy Les Champs des Roches 2024\">Les Champs des Roches<\/a> comes from gravel soils, while <a href=\"\/en\/sous-les-coudriers-vdf-2024-hunter-mckirdy\/\" title=\"Buy Sous les Coudriers 2024\">Sous les Coudriers<\/a> shows the <strong>floral intensity of Pinot Gris<\/strong>.\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-208631 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/zellenberg-weinberg-hunter-mckirdy.webp\" alt=\"Hunter McKirdy vineyards in Zellenberg\" \/>\n\n<h2>3.5 hectares between Riquewihr and Ribeauvill\u00e9<\/h2>\n\nThe pair acquired their parcels in <strong>Zellenberg<\/strong> from Marc Temp\u00e9, a terroir that resembles the Sud Revermont in the Jura. The Jurassic limestone marl shapes wines such as <a href=\"\/en\/les-forets-oubliees-vdf-2024-hunter-mckirdy\/\" title=\"Buy Les For\u00eats Oubli\u00e9es 2024\">Les For\u00eats Oubli\u00e9es<\/a>, an <strong>Auxerrois from 30-year-old vines<\/strong>. The name recalls the once-wooded hills where 14,000 vines per hectare are now farmed <strong>entirely by hand<\/strong>. The vines, 45 years old on average, provide the raw material for no more than 25,000 bottles a year, a deliberate limit that puts <strong>quality before quantity<\/strong>.\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-208295 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hunter-mckirdy-cellar.jpg\" alt=\"Hunter McKirdy cellar\" \/>\n\n<h2>pH values instead of alcohol levels<\/h2>\n\nHarvest begins at <strong>pH 3.2<\/strong>, not when the potential alcohol is right. This unconventional approach guarantees a <strong>consistent 12.5 per cent alcohol<\/strong> and an acid structure that gives the wines their precise tension. The wines develop slowly in old Burgundy barrels, without added sulphur or other oenological aids. <strong>Vin de France<\/strong> appears on the label, a deliberate break with the Alsace AOC, which Hunter and McKirdy find too restrictive. Even the <strong>Burgundy bottles<\/strong> break with the Alsace tradition of the slender flute.\n\n<h2>When Pinot Gris is made like a red wine<\/h2>\n\n<strong>Samares et Strobiles<\/strong> shows a willingness to experiment: Pinot Gris vinified like a red wine develops a surprising <strong>depth and structure<\/strong>. Le Bois des Ormes shows the <strong>red side of Pinot Noir<\/strong>, while Le Jardin de la Source expresses the <strong>cool elegance of the limestone-marl soils<\/strong>. Each wine bears a poetic name that tells of the landscape or its history, from the hazel trees under which the vines grow to the forgotten woods that once covered the hills.","fr":"<h2>Quand la technique champenoise rencontre les vignes alsaciennes<\/h2>\n\nLe pressoir hydraulique en bois travaille huit \u00e0 dix heures. <strong>Paul McKirdy<\/strong> presse ses raisins aussi d\u00e9licatement que les producteurs de champagne, une technique qu\u2019il a perfectionn\u00e9e en 14 ans comme chef de cave au <a href=\"\/fr\/domaine-zind-humbrecht\/\" title=\"D\u00e9couvrir le Domaine Zind-Humbrecht\">Domaine Zind-Humbrecht<\/a>. Sa compagne <strong>Jolene Hunter<\/strong> y dirigeait l\u2019export, avant que tous deux ne se lancent en 2023 dans leur propre aventure. Le <a href=\"\/fr\/sorte\/riesling\/\" title=\"Le riesling chez Vins Vivants\">riesling<\/a> de <a href=\"\/fr\/les-champs-des-roches-vdf-2024-hunter-mckirdy\/\" title=\"Acheter Les Champs des Roches 2024\">Les Champs des Roches<\/a> provient de sols de graviers, tandis que <a href=\"\/fr\/sous-les-coudriers-vdf-2024-hunter-mckirdy\/\" title=\"Acheter Sous les Coudriers 2024\">Sous les Coudriers<\/a> montre l\u2019<strong>intensit\u00e9 florale du pinot gris<\/strong>.\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-208631 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/zellenberg-weinberg-hunter-mckirdy.webp\" alt=\"Vignes de Hunter McKirdy \u00e0 Zellenberg\" \/>\n\n<h2>3,5 hectares entre Riquewihr et Ribeauvill\u00e9<\/h2>\n\nC\u2019est \u00e0 Marc Temp\u00e9 que tous deux ont acquis leurs parcelles \u00e0 <strong>Zellenberg<\/strong>, un terroir qui ressemble au Sud Revermont jurassien. Les marnes et calcaires jurassiques marquent des vins comme <a href=\"\/fr\/les-forets-oubliees-vdf-2024-hunter-mckirdy\/\" title=\"Acheter Les For\u00eats Oubli\u00e9es 2024\">Les For\u00eats Oubli\u00e9es<\/a>, un <strong>auxerrois issu de vignes de 30 ans<\/strong>. Le nom raconte l\u2019histoire de ces collines autrefois bois\u00e9es, o\u00f9 14 000 ceps par hectare sont aujourd\u2019hui cultiv\u00e9s <strong>enti\u00e8rement \u00e0 la main<\/strong>. Les vignes, \u00e2g\u00e9es en moyenne de 45 ans, fournissent la mati\u00e8re de 25 000 bouteilles au plus par an, une limite d\u00e9lib\u00e9r\u00e9e qui place <strong>la qualit\u00e9 avant la quantit\u00e9<\/strong>.\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-208295 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hunter-mckirdy-cellar.jpg\" alt=\"Cave de Hunter McKirdy\" \/>\n\n<h2>Le pH plut\u00f4t que le degr\u00e9 d\u2019alcool<\/h2>\n\nLa vendange commence \u00e0 <strong>pH 3,2<\/strong>, et non lorsque l\u2019alcool potentiel est atteint. Cette approche peu conventionnelle garantit <strong>12,5 % vol. constants<\/strong> et une structure acide qui donne aux vins leur tension pr\u00e9cise. Dans de vieux f\u00fbts bourguignons, les vins \u00e9voluent lentement, sans ajout de soufre ni autres auxiliaires \u0153nologiques. <strong>Vin de France<\/strong> figure sur l\u2019\u00e9tiquette, une rupture d\u00e9lib\u00e9r\u00e9e avec l\u2019AOC Alsace, que Hunter et McKirdy jugent trop restrictive. M\u00eame les <strong>bouteilles bourguignonnes<\/strong> rompent avec la tradition alsacienne des fl\u00fbtes \u00e9lanc\u00e9es.\n\n<h2>Quand le pinot gris est vinifi\u00e9 comme un rouge<\/h2>\n\n<strong>Samares et Strobiles<\/strong> t\u00e9moigne du go\u00fbt de l\u2019exp\u00e9rience : un pinot gris vinifi\u00e9 comme un vin rouge, qui d\u00e9veloppe une <strong>profondeur et une structure<\/strong> surprenantes. Le Bois des Ormes montre la <strong>face rouge du pinot noir<\/strong>, tandis que Le Jardin de la Source exprime la <strong>fra\u00eecheur \u00e9l\u00e9gante des sols de marnes calcaires<\/strong>. Chaque vin porte un nom po\u00e9tique qui raconte le paysage ou son histoire, des noisetiers sous lesquels poussent les vignes jusqu\u2019aux for\u00eats oubli\u00e9es qui couvraient jadis les collines.","it":"<h2>Quando la tecnica della Champagne incontra le viti alsaziane<\/h2>\n\nIl torchio idraulico di legno lavora dalle otto alle dieci ore. <strong>Paul McKirdy<\/strong> pressa le sue uve con la stessa delicatezza dei produttori di Champagne, una tecnica affinata in 14 anni come chef de cave al <a href=\"\/it\/domaine-zind-humbrecht\/\" title=\"Scopri il Domaine Zind-Humbrecht\">Domaine Zind-Humbrecht<\/a>. La sua compagna <strong>Jolene Hunter<\/strong> vi dirigeva l'export, prima che entrambi, nel 2023, si lanciassero nella loro avventura. Il <a href=\"\/it\/sorte\/riesling\/\" title=\"Riesling su Vini Vivi\">Riesling<\/a> di <a href=\"\/it\/les-champs-des-roches-vdf-2024-hunter-mckirdy\/\" title=\"Acquista Les Champs des Roches 2024\">Les Champs des Roches<\/a> proviene da suoli ghiaiosi, mentre <a href=\"\/it\/sous-les-coudriers-vdf-2024-hunter-mckirdy\/\" title=\"Acquista Sous les Coudriers 2024\">Sous les Coudriers<\/a> mostra l'<strong>intensit\u00e0 floreale del Pinot Gris<\/strong>.\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-208631 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/zellenberg-weinberg-hunter-mckirdy.webp\" alt=\"Vigneti di Hunter McKirdy a Zellenberg\" \/>\n\n<h2>3,5 ettari tra Riquewihr e Ribeauvill\u00e9<\/h2>\n\nDa Marc Temp\u00e9 i due hanno acquistato le loro parcelle a <strong>Zellenberg<\/strong>, un terroir che somiglia al Sud Revermont nel Giura. Le marne calcaree giurassiche segnano vini come <a href=\"\/it\/les-forets-oubliees-vdf-2024-hunter-mckirdy\/\" title=\"Acquista Les For\u00eats Oubli\u00e9es 2024\">Les For\u00eats Oubli\u00e9es<\/a>, un <strong>Auxerrois da viti trentenni<\/strong>. Il nome racconta la storia delle colline un tempo boscose, dove oggi 14.000 ceppi per ettaro vengono coltivati <strong>interamente a mano<\/strong>. Le viti, in media di 45 anni, forniscono la materia prima per un massimo di 25.000 bottiglie l'anno: un limite voluto, che mette la <strong>qualit\u00e0 prima della quantit\u00e0<\/strong>.\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-208295 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hunter-mckirdy-cellar.jpg\" alt=\"Cantina di Hunter McKirdy\" \/>\n\n<h2>Valori di pH invece di gradi alcolici<\/h2>\n\nLa vendemmia comincia a <strong>pH 3,2<\/strong>, non quando l'alcol potenziale \u00e8 quello giusto. Questo approccio poco convenzionale garantisce <strong>un costante 12,5 per cento in volume<\/strong> e una struttura acida che d\u00e0 ai vini la loro tensione precisa. Nelle vecchie botti borgognone i vini evolvono lentamente, senza aggiunta di solfiti n\u00e9 altri coadiuvanti enologici. In etichetta c'\u00e8 scritto <strong>Vin de France<\/strong>: un distacco voluto dall'AOC alsaziana, che Hunter e McKirdy trovano troppo restrittiva. Persino le <strong>bottiglie borgognotte<\/strong> rompono con la tradizione alsaziana delle fl\u00fbte slanciate.\n\n<h2>Quando il Pinot Gris si vinifica come un rosso<\/h2>\n\n<strong>Samares et Strobiles<\/strong> dimostra il coraggio di sperimentare: un Pinot Gris vinificato come un rosso, che sviluppa una <strong>profondit\u00e0 e una struttura<\/strong> sorprendenti. Le Bois des Ormes mostra il <strong>lato rosso del Pinot Noir<\/strong>, mentre Le Jardin de la Source esprime la <strong>fresca eleganza dei suoli marno-calcarei<\/strong>. Ogni vino porta un nome poetico che racconta il paesaggio o la sua storia: dai noccioli sotto cui crescono le viti fino alle foreste dimenticate che un tempo coprivano le colline."},"parent_name":"Elsass","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat\/8267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/product_cat"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat\/44"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?product_cat=8267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}