Production
Iwade Vineyard is located on the right bank of the Fuefuki River, which flows through Yamanashi City in the northeastern part of the Kofu Basin, on a river terrace with sandy gravel and good drainage. Grapes were hand harvested from their overhead trellis's and fermented in stainless steel tanks for 14 days. The wine was then ages for a further 4 months in tank. only 1,100 bottles were made.
Tasting notes
The color is a brilliant pale yellow. This wine has a complex aroma of tropical fruits such as ripe grapefruit and white peach, Japanese citrus such as yuzu, kabosu and sudachi, and flowers such as jasmine. It has a round, rich acidity and minerality, and the body derived from Koshu. And the carbon dioxide gas generated by fermentation further enhances the coolness.
Food match
White fish sashimi, flatfish carpaccio with grapefruit, codfish with grated radish.
