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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
Extended Skin Contact, Wild yeast, and On Lees Ageing
Maturation: 7-12 Months Amphora (Quevri)
Awards:
WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Chicken nuggets with tomato ketchup, simple pasta in tomato sauce, roasted chicken thighs
ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
King oyster mushrooms with salted malt, and Szechuan chicken
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.
Open tank fermentation, lees stirring, pumping over and racking can all play a role during vinification, while oxidative aging in allows gradual air contact with the wine. Oak barrels & concrete tanks are most often used for such styles, and the more intense styles are often made under flor
Expect notes of yeasty umami notes, as well as almon, dried apricot, and salinity
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