Château Mercian Iwasaki Koshu Size:75clCitrus aromas of kabosu and yuzu with notes of white flowers, vanilla, almonds and hazelnuts. With refreshing balanced acidity, rich fruit flavours and concentrated citrus oil that marries well with the time spent in barrel. As grapes were never indigenous to Japan all grapevines had been introduced to the region with the movement of the spice route and silk roads over 2,000 years. It is believed that about 1,300 years ago grapevines were introduced
lightly tannic structure with spicy notes
This decision has favoured the preservation of fine aromas and freshness for the resulting wines
While on the border of the Barolo zone
distilled in modified carterhead stills
there's some richness lent by oak
yet cuvées of the same variety have quite different characteristics depending on the vineyards position
The wine was inoculated with our own yeast
leather with some floral notes
It’s a vast wine with layers of expression
Try with gamey meats or pasta amatriciana
Georges Bollinger’s British agent gave him the idea for the name Special Cuvée - “special” written the English way
salads and most vegetarian dishes
