So different from French Pinot noir : caramel and complex, to be definitely discovered. — 10 years ago
Elegant, tropical fruit. — 10 years ago
香りもとても良くて、ソーヴィニヨン ブランらしい香りもよかった。 — 11 years ago
My first Japanese whiskey bottle courtesy of the Maki clan. Outrageously good stuff. Can't wait for my next Japanese bottle! Really elegant, balanced, complex stuff — 12 years ago
The wine I paired with Corey Lee's Hokkaido sea cucumber with fermented red pepper sauce at San Francisco Chronicle 4 Star dinner in July 2012. — 13 years ago
White Rhone that is creamy lavender and honey suckle. It really tastes like Provence. First time drinking a wine that reminds of the actual place. Magical with Hokkaido scallop and rose wine poached octopus — 10 years ago
Less fruit than suggested and also more peaty than expected - however wonderful pear and a great smokey finish — 10 years ago
briars and fires with zap and a voice that sings! — 11 years ago
Fantastic balance! — 11 years ago
Candylike aromas on the nose of pear and red apple, bubblegum, cherry blossom. Sweet cherry blossom and honey on the palate with a big dose of anise, red and black licorice. Pure and crystalline but just a bit oversweet and medicinal to me. — 10 years ago
Peaches and passion fruit nose. 50% polished Yamada Nishiki Special A rice paired with the most memorable Hokkaido uni, cavier, uni jelly on top of yuba — 11 years ago
Chitose Winery, Hokkaido, Japan
Late Harvest Private Reserve 2010
Kerner — 11 years ago
#winytokyo — 13 years ago
ナイアガラはやっぱり美味しい — 14 years ago
Ichiro Kawachi
Distinct sour green plum nose. Is it sherry butt. — 9 years ago