Tropical Fruit and Pepper / Spice, Sweet Spice
BODY: Medium
DRYNESS: Dry
ACIDITY: Medium
TANNIN: Medium -
ALCOHOL (%): Moderate (9-12%)
Origin: Yamagata, Japan
Grape Varietals:
Delaware
Winemaking:
No filtering
Maturation: 7-12 Months Amphora (Quevri) and Bottle Ageing
Awards:
WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Chicken nuggets with tomato ketchup, simple pasta in tomato sauce, roasted chicken thighs
ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Grape varietal & region: The Shimanouchi Fujimaru Winery, located in Chuo-ku, Osaka, produces a unique Orange wine made from Delaware grapes from Yamagata.
Taste profile: This dry, medium-bodied wine has a medium amber colour, with an aroma of guava and pomelo, a sourness of yoghurt, cinnamon, lemon and grapefruit flavour, and a crisp acidity with a gentle bitterness. This wine is produced using wild yeast, has 30 ppm of added sulphites, and is unfiltered. It is recommended to serve at 14-16°C and store in a cool, dark place.
Winemaking process: The wine is fermented and matured in a Qvevri for seven months before being bottled and aged for another month. The longer maturation process has resulted in oxidative nuances that bring out a ripe fruit flavour, while the firm acidity remains centred and straightforward.
