2021 Domaine Mie Ikeno Chardonnay, Yatsugatake, Japan Francois Rousset-Martin Matsui continues adding greater variety

Matsui continues adding greater variety to the landscape of Japanese whisky while simultaneously maintaining their own house style

This is only our sixth batch in the twelve years since our first release

The idea of this cuvée is to erase the influence of vintage and focus solely on terroir

- Vinification: 8 days destemmed maceration

Raised on lees for 10 months before returning to tank for additional elevage

2021 Domaine Mie Ikeno Chardonnay, Yatsugatake, Japan Francois Rousset-Martin Matsui continues adding greater varietyConsidered one of the greatest winemakers in Japan, Mie Ikeno grows Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Merlot in the highest elevations of Japans wine country of Yamanashi which she crafts into expressive wines of insistence and power. For the first thirty odd years of her life Ikeno san was a journalist and one of the most respected interviewers in Japanese magazines. After talking to countless creative people in depth about their passions she began to