Lumiere Ishigura Muscat Bailey A 2022
Regular price
$73.00
Storefront
120 Tembeling Road
#01-01
Singapore 423619
Singapore
Lumière Ishigura Muscat Bailey A 2022
Lumière Ishigura Muscat Bailey A is a light tasting wine made from one of Japan's most popular wine grapes. Ruby red colour. The nose opens with pleasant strawberry and pickled ginger aromas. The palate has an elegant structure and soft tannins with notes of red fruits and vanilla over a jammy body.
Fun Fact: Muscat Bailey A is a hybrid with a complex genetic heritage. It was created by crossing Muscat of Hamburg with Bailey, itself a little-known crossing whose family tree includes Triomphe and two interestingly named American hybrids, "Big Berry" and "Extra". Muscat of Hamburg (also known as Black Muscat) is a dark-skinned variety used more commonly for table grapes than wine production. Today, Muscat Bailey A is one of Japan’s most popular wine grapes.
100% Muscat Bailey A. Surrounded by mountains and rivers, Yamanashi is the most spectacular vineyard region in Japan. Lumière's main vineyards are very special, located in areas with alluvial soils and decomposed granite rocks, which provide great drainage. The vineyards are cultivated using grass cover crop and no-tillage systems. This enhances the true nature of the grapes, allowing the wines to express their utmost potential.
All the grapes are harvested by hand, then are hand-sorted on a sorting table and gently deposited into the destemmer. A gravity-flow system is utilised to bring the wines down naturally from the fermentation tank to the ageing barrels without mechanical pumps.
The wine ages in traditional underground granite stone tanks (Ishigura) that were constructed in 1901. A total of 10 such fermenters were built, with an underground passage running through 10 such units, side by side. Built with the purpose of holding large quantities of wine, each fermenter can roughly hold 10,000 litres. In 1998, the Ishigura fermentation tank was officially certified as a tangible cultural property of Japan and designated as a key component of Japan’s cultural heritage in 2018. This unique winemaking method involves plenty of manual labour, from using handcrafted bamboo drainboards as a filtration device to getting underground to drain out the final wine from the mouth of the stone storehouse.
Country
Japan
Region
Yamagata
Style
Bright & Easy Red
Winery Practices
Minimal Interventionist Winemaking
Key Techniques Used
Crushing & Destemming
Primary Taste
Red Fruit and Pepper / Spice
Acidity
Medium -
Dryness
Dry
Food Pairing
Chicken & Turkey
Key Highlights
Classification
Classification
Classic Wines
The cornerstone of wine culture—faithful expressions of their origin, yet open to a range of interpretations
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Same Day Delivery is possible for orders between Tuesday - Sunday, and is conditional on whether we have the wines available at our storefront. Look out for products listed here
Select "Local Delivery" shipping option upon checkout, and orders made by 6PM would be able to be delivered same day
Perfect for those last-minute dinner parties or when you simply can’t wait to order wine online and uncork that bottle.
Otherwise, we provide a cheaper Standard Delivery option that would have your wines delivered within 3 business days
Please see our Shipping Policy for the full details
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Absolutely! Wine makes the best gift—whether it’s for a birthday, anniversary, or just because.
Simply enter the lucky recipient’s details at checkout, and we’ll deliver the goods with a smile.
Want to make it extra special? We’ve got you covered with gift-wrapping options and accessories like stylish gift boxes. And if you’re looking to really impress, our gift hampers are packed with wine and goodies that’ll make their day!
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We hate the disappointment of opening an off-drinking bottle of wine – as much as a kid seeing their scoop of ice cream fall to the ground (Yes, it hurts).
Simply contact us within 7 days of receiving your wines to let us know why you’re not satisfied and drop off the remaining unused wines back to us. The bottle will have to be at least 3/4 full and the same wine the bottle is in (duh).
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