2024 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties Koshu
Region Yamanashi
Soil Clayey volcanic ash
Elevation 700.0 meters
Harvest Dates Koshu picking concluded in the second week of November 2024
Fermentation Vessels Stainless-steel tanks or old French-oak barrels
Pressing Method Gentle, Long Pressing After Hand Harvest
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Oak Types French oak (old barrels)
Production Details Misawa Vineyard Koshu was cropped below 30 hL/ha and harvested separately by parcel, sometimes by individual vine. After gentle, prolonged pressing, it underwent spontaneous fermentation with indigenous vineyard yeasts and malolactic fermentation, followed by seven months of maturation in stainless-steel tanks or old French-oak barrels.
Tasting Notes Full-bodied aroma; soft, complex depth; dry palate; potential to age
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2023 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.2%
Grape Varieties 100% Koshu
Drinking Window 2025–2028
Region Yamanashi
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Oak Types French oak (neutral barrels)
Closure Screwcap
Production Details Fermented with indigenous yeast, underwent malolactic fermentation and was aged in neutral French-oak barrels.
Tasting Notes Tropical mango, candied tangerine peel, citrus blossom and mint; round and textured, with orange oil, nutmeg-seasoned yuzu, savoury spice, minerality, fresh acidity, dried mango, crushed almond and melon on the finish
Critics Ratings 95
2021 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 11.7%
Grape Varieties 100% Koshu
Region Yamanashi
Pressing Method Gentle Pressing After Hand Harvest
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Closure Natural Cork
Production Details The product record reports sugar below 3 g/L and acidity of 6.6 g/L, but does not state the analytical basis for acidity; it also records hand harvesting, gentle pressing and indigenous-yeast fermentation. Vinmonopolet cautions that the delivered vintage or label may differ from the displayed 2021 record.
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2019 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 11.0%
Grape Varieties 100% Koshu
Drinking Window 5–10 years
Classification GI Yamanashi
Region Yamanashi
Soil Alluvial and sandy
Elevation 700.0 meters
Vineyard Yield 40 hL/ha
Vine Age 14
Fermentation Vessels Stainless-steel tanks
Unfined Yes
Production Details The producer reports rigorous vineyard selection followed by fermentation and maturation in stainless-steel tanks. The importer adds hand harvesting, selected yeasts, stainless-steel fermentation at 15–18°C for 10 days, several months of stainless-steel maturation, no fining and light membrane filtration. The importer also reports residual sugar below 1 g/L, acidity of 7 g/L without specifying its analytical basis, and a serving range of 10–12°C.
Tasting Notes Clear yellow with green reflections; green apple, pear, kiwi, fennel, thyme and jasmine; volcanic, precise and lightly smoky, with richness balancing minerality
2018 Technical Specifications
Region Yamanashi
Production Details Yield was below 20 hL/ha. Fruit underwent rigorous selection in the vineyard at harvest, followed by fermentation and storage in stainless-steel tanks.
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2016 Technical Specifications
Region Yamanashi
Critics Ratings 98
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2013 Technical Specifications
Region Yamanashi
Critics Ratings 95
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