2008 Josmeyer Pinot Auxerrois

Happy New Year!!!! I thought I'd start the first blog post of the new year with a review of a 2008 Josmeyer Pinot Auxerrois that my husband and I drank. We shared this with our son and his wife when they came during the holidays. We had it with a starter of Matunuck oysters and sticking with the oyster theme, we followed with an entré of oyster mushroom risotto and seared Bomster scallops, both locally sourced shellfish.
What seemed unusual to us was having an Auxerrois which was 7 years old which still tasted of fruit and acidity with a sublime mouthfeel. My husband I knew that we were tasting something unusual.
We are also growing Auxerrois so it was interesting to taste this example of an Auxerrois with some age on it! Our first introduction to Auxerrois was at a local wine bar. We knew nothing about this grape but after tasting an example of it, decided to plant it in our vineyard.
Wanting to know a little more about this wine, my husband went online and found an article written in The World of Fine Wine called Josmeyer Treading a Different Path.¹ The article gives information about Jean Meyer, who was initially a négociant in the Alsace, who became a biodynamic grower. Jean's daughter Isabelle went to work with Noël Pinguet at Domaine Huet. (That is a very fine pedigree!) Planted in the heart of the HENGST vineyard, this wine is not authorised to have the Grand Cru appellation because it is made from the "inferior" Auxerrois grape. The "H" on the label refers to the HENGST. All JosMeyer wines are certified biodynamically farmed and domaine-bottled, with no chaptalization, and no addition of yeasts or enzymes.
References:
1. The World of Fine Wine, Josmeyer Treading a Different Path, Issue 22, 2008, page 126-133.
2. This link is to the Josmeyer site and gives detailed information regarding the 2008 Pinot Axerrois: PINOT AUXERROIS " H " VIEILLES VIGNES.