Domaine Kumpf et Meyer
クンプフ・エ・メイエ
Rosheim's radical natural-wine pioneers, parcel by parcel.
Domaine Kumpf et Meyer is a pioneering natural wine estate in Rosheim, Alsace, formed in 1997 when Sophie Kumpf and Philippe Meyer merged their respective family vineyards. The domaine farms around 16 hectares spread across some seventy small parcels on clay-limestone soils, including Grand Cru holdings at Westerberg and Bruderthal. Since joining in 2010, winemaker Julien Albertus has converted the vineyards to organic and, from around 2012, biodynamic farming, going further than the organic charter requires: hand harvesting, no synthetic fertilizers or herbicides, permanent grass cover between the rows, and each parcel vinified separately to let its own story come through. In the cellar, intervention is kept to an absolute minimum, with most cuvées made with no added sulfur (a small dose is used only on select reds and whites, capped at roughly 30-40 mg/l). The result is a large and often experimental range of over thirty cuvées, from classic varietal Rieslings and Pinot Gris to skin-contact and pét-nat bottlings, all marked by freshness, energy, and an unmistakable sense of place.
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Who Is This For?
For natural wine drinkers who want terroir-driven, low-to-no-sulfur Alsace wines made with an uncompromising, minimal-intervention philosophy — including skin-contact and pét-nat styles for the more adventurous.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is Domaine Kumpf et Meyer located, and who founded it?
- The domaine is based in Rosheim, Alsace, about 30 km southwest of Strasbourg. It was formed in 1997 when Sophie Kumpf and Philippe Meyer merged their family vineyards into a single estate.
- Is Domaine Kumpf et Meyer organic or biodynamic?
- Yes. Since winemaker Julien Albertus joined in 2010, the estate's roughly 16 hectares across some seventy parcels have been farmed organically, moving toward biodynamic practices from around 2012, with no synthetic fertilizers or herbicides and permanent grass cover between the vines.
- Do their wines contain added sulfur?
- Most cuvées are made with no added sulfur. A small number of reds and whites use only a very low dose, capped at around 30 mg/l for reds and 40 mg/l for whites, well below conventional levels.
- What makes their winemaking philosophy distinctive?
- Julien Albertus goes beyond organic certification, vinifying each parcel separately so that every plot's individual terroir comes through, and relying on hand harvesting and minimal cellar intervention rather than chemical or technical correction.
- What kind of wines does the domaine produce?
- The range spans more than thirty cuvées, from classic Alsace varietals like Riesling, Pinot Gris, and Gewurztraminer — including Grand Cru bottlings from Westerberg and Bruderthal — to more experimental skin-contact whites and pét-nat sparkling wines.