Biodynamic vineyard
The Exeterra estate was officially born in 2022, but it is the culmination of a 20-year dream nurtured by Florence and Boris Kachelhoffer.
“I have been working for over 10 years for several Alsatian wine estates. Two years ago, I had the opportunity to take over 1.5 ha of vineyards (mainly located on the slopes of Rittersberg in Scherwiller in the Bas-Rhin) and this year, we were fortunate to acquire an additional 1 ha of old vines (70 years) of Riesling and Pinot Noir in Nothalten and Blienschwiller
With the valuable help of my husband, who has been a cultivation manager in a biodynamic estate for 20 years, the vines are managed organically and biodynamically
My goal is to take care of the vine so that it gives me high-quality grapes, as for me this is an essential foundation for making good wines.
Taking care of the vine means first learning to know it by observing it. It then involves carrying out all the seasonal work, adapting each task to the climatic conditions of the vintage to support the vine and allow it to find its balance in all circumstances. Finally, it means creating an environment conducive to its development, a milieu teeming with life where plants and animals live in symbiosis. That’s why, last spring, I planted about fifty melliferous trees and shrubs and installed a beehive on my Rittersberg plot.
In the cellar, my goal is to intervene as little as possible to obtain expressive wines that resemble the vines from which they come. I believe that my role is to accompany the wines as I have accompanied the vine. This requires time and observation, a good dose of self-confidence (and confidence in the vine), and sometimes, as rarely as possible, a small dose of sulfites. Because I don’t deprive myself of this option if, despite all my care, a wine needs it.

