Freddy R. Troya

9.0

Grace Koshu 2023 – Yamanashi GI, Japan 🇯🇵

Overview
Produced from 100% Koshu, Japan’s signature indigenous white grape, this wine is fermented and aged entirely in stainless steel to preserve purity and transparency. Grown in the elevated vineyards of Katsunuma, Yamanashi, it beautifully expresses the restrained elegance that has made Grace Wine an international benchmark for Japanese fine wine.

Aromas & Flavors
Yuzu, lemon peel, green apple, white peach, Asian pear, and delicate white flowers lead into subtle mineral notes with hints of wet stone and citrus zest. Delicate rather than aromatic, everything is driven by finesse.

Mouthfeel
Light to medium-bodied with vibrant acidity, a steely mineral backbone, and exceptional precision. The texture recalls the purity of Chablis with a subtle sake-like silkiness, finishing remarkably clean, refreshing, and focused.

Food Pairings
Sashimi, sushi, crudo, oysters, grilled white fish, tempura, steamed shellfish, or lightly seasoned Japanese cuisine.

Verdict
An elegant expression of Japan’s flagship white grape that prioritizes freshness, balance, and precision over power. Refined, mineral-driven, and wonderfully food-friendly, it stands comfortably among the world’s finest delicate white wines.

Did You Know?
Koshu has been cultivated in Japan for nearly 1,000 years and is believed to descend from ancient grapes that traveled along the Silk Road before adapting to Japan’s humid climate. Today, Yamanashi is considered the spiritual home of premium Koshu wines.

🍷 Personal Pick
One of the purest and most distinctive white wines I’ve experienced. Its combination of crystalline freshness, mineral precision, and understated elegance makes it a benchmark not only for Japanese wine, but for delicate, terroir-driven whites anywhere in the world. It has earned a permanent place among my favorite food wines. — 9 days ago

Samuel Danthine

9.0

Melon and pear aroma, velvety, smooth — 5 years ago

Fredybeans

9.2

Robe rubis très clair
Nez épicé cru rose puissance incroyable
Bouche délicate sans tanins et ultra fine
Vin déroutant par la puissance du nez et le côté anti matière
Félicitations un superbe pinot noire japonais — 6 years ago

with Pico and El

Knutte Stenberg

9.0

Lite sälta, jordig, låg sötma och hetta — 7 years ago

十文字開人

9.0

アマゾンで購入
勝沼醸造
すっきりした味わい
アルコールの味がしない
さらりとしてる — 8 years ago

Jared

9.0

Kyoto Lawson. — 9 years ago

with Laurel

Mark S.

9.0

Deep cherry red. Oak. Vanilla. Herb. Violet. Gentle. Tannin. A bit bitter. Slight sweet. What after decant Suntory Fromfarm Tomi Petit Verdo 75 CS 25. 19 @16500, Tomi, 250504 — a year ago

Bonnie Chu

8.9

Super light like Verdicchio, slight peach and white flower — 2 years ago

Keith M

9.0

甲州を樽で寝かせたという私的にはあまり響かない作り。
しかし、その重奏感というか奥行きの素晴らしさに圧巻。
果実の膨らみに程よい樽が広がって、甲州らしい酸がしっかり締める。 — 5 years ago

Chris Haywood

10

Thank god, success for koshu. Amber, peach, geraniums, and the usual citrus nose. This really makes up for the lack of depth and body in non mac koshu. It's still a light wine but there's an evolution from orange peel, peach, and softer floral flavours into a more chalky citrus finish. Its pretty awesome. We'll done mercian. — 5 years ago

hidehiko

9.1

スッキリとした味わい。
ミネラル感たっぷり。
2015年から4年たってるが、
まだまだ生き生きしてる。 — 7 years ago

Pierre Costa

8.9

Oxidative style. Unique — 8 years ago

Evan Bloom

9.3

Nose full of caramel, cigar tobacco, Asian pear, tropical citrus fruit

Palate: caramel, tobacco, ceder, pine, sweeter notes and long finish. Medium mouthfeel, luxurious. — 8 years ago

Jake Hajer

9.4

Brdx blend. 12.5%. Medium bodied. Elegant. Mint, earth. Smooth. This impressed a lot of wine pros at dinner. — 2 years ago

JKT

8.9

Nice dry clean fresh tasting sake to open the dinner. At Nanza GiriGiro. — 2 years ago

Seth Masterson

9.0

Grown anywhere else, I would give this dry muscat a 8.5. But there is a subtle, forest stream like charm that comes through the tongue that I can't help to compare to many of the sakes that compare themselves to the mountain snow and springs from the same continent. I know I know, it must be a placebian effect right? I don't know- judge for yourself. — 4 years ago

Tracy Mu

9.1

Found another lovely Japanese Sparkling ~ — 5 years ago

aik

9.2

It had stored in the cellar of Chateau Mercian's Katsunuma winery for 10 years. So it was good condition and has beautiful ageing characters. It perfume well, very stractured body with yeasty and nutty nuance. also has very sharp mineral. — 7 years ago

ayako

8.9

マスカットベーリーA2013年
しっかりした色味
イチゴ、ジャム、甘み、ミント
しっかりしたボディのマスカットベリーA
甘みもしっかりあり、枯れた感じもあり、マスカットベリーAと思えない！ — 8 years ago

Alexander Vadas

9.0

Good Acidity and lively. Surprising Japanese wine! — 8 years ago