Grape Republic - Bianco 2022

A really interesting white wine from Japan!

Skin contact for 2 days then fermented and aged in stainless for 7 months. Well balanced wine with a touch of salinity and freshness reminiscent of Japanese pears.

THE ESTATE

Grape Republic was founded by restaurateur and sommelier Kazuomi Fujimaki in 2015 who up and moved from Tokyo to the village of Shinden in Yamagata.

With no previous experience in winemaking - he set three simple rules for himself: The cultivation must be organic, the wines must be made without sulphur and other additives, and they should preferably have a touch of amphora storage.

The goal was to make live and clear Japanese wines in natural way using the grapes grown in Yamagata's orchards throughout the 20th century.

As with most Japanese wines, the wines are made from a mix of vinifera and labrusca grapes fermented in Spanish terracotta jars immersed in the winery's floor and then stored in a steel tank.

The mix of different grapes and fermentations contributes energy and balance while the combination of clay and steel gives wines with a refreshing drinkability and pure reverberation.