Domaine ICHI Blanc de Noir 2021 15% * on request*
Ref : NISDOIC9
€74.00
Tax Included
Ichiro Ueda wines, Domaine Ichi, are strongly influenced by his experiences working with Takahiko Soga of Domaine Takahiko.
Like Domaine Takahiko, project focuses on pinot noir (with a small amount of pinot gris) and the only additive used may be a small amount of SO2. This dry wine, produced with 80% noble-rot grapes, comes from the estate's finest Pinot Noir plantations.
2021 was a drought year with record heat, causing severe damage to field crops such as potatoes and onions, as well as to drought-prone table grapes. For wine grapes, however, it was one of the best vintages in recent years, thanks to the warm, dry climate close to their place of origin. (Cumulative effective temperature = 1464°C).
This vintage will probably be the estate's last Blanc de Noir, as global warming is making it more difficult for noble rot to develop (no harvest of infected berries in 2022 and 2023).
After fermentation in stainless steel tanks, wine is aged in old barrels for a year. At bottling, around 20 ppm sulfurous acid is added, and wine is aged in bottle for a further year. This wine should be opened before serving to allow it to breathe. This is a wine for connoisseurs.
Its color oscillates between gold and silver, slightly amber, fairly clear. This wine is unstable, rather yeasty, with a hint of cheese rind. Nose is open, deep and sweet, more complex, candied, with notes of apricot bergeron, kumquat after opening, vine peach, honey and black tea.
This wine is perfect as an aperitif or at the end of a meal, with goat's or cow's milk tomme, or even a lightly sweetened dessert. It will also seduce with fish in sauce.
Recommendations: goat's or sheep's tomme, cow's tomme, panna cotta, fresh fruit compote, custard flan, clafoutis, floating island, fruit tarts, dark chocolate mousse...
Recommended serving temperature: +13℃
NISDOIC9
Data sheet
- Capacity
- 750 ml
- Weight
- 0.75 kg
- Ingredients
- grapes, sulfites
- Volume of pure alcohol
- 15%
- Category
- amber wine
- Type
- fruity
- Recommandation
- EXCESSIVE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL IS DANGEROUS FOR YOUR HEALTH. DRINK WITH MODERATION. CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DURING PREGNANCY, EVEN IN SMALL QUANTITY, CAN HAVE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES FOR THE CHILD’S HEALTH. THE SALE OF ALCOHOL IS FORBIDDEN TO MINORS UNDER AGE 18
- Winery
- Iecha
- Location
- 16-118 Higashimachi, Niki-Cho, Yoichi District, Hokkaido
- Quantity produced
- Approx. 400 bottles
- Bottle color
- Dark
- Grape variety
- Pinot Noir
- Grape origin
- Yoichi, city of Niki, Yoichi District, Hokkaido
- Yeast type
- Wild yeast
- Fermentation type
- Whole bunch fermentation
- Fermentation process
- Stainless steel tanks
- Filtration method
- Unfiltered
- Aging method
- In French oak barrels (3-year-old barrels), for 12 months
- Vineyard
- Own
- Altitude
- 50m
- Latitude
- 43 °
- Annual sunshine (hours)
- 1508 hours
- Climate
- Cold maritime
- Average annual temperature
- 8.3 ℃
- Average annual precipitation
- 1325 mm
- Soil type
- clay and sand on ancient volcanic andesite
- Average age of vines
- 20 years
- Trellising system
- Vertical shoot positioning
- Harvesting method
- Manual
- Harvest year
- 2021
- Product
- Amber wine
Of the four fruit-growing regions in Hokkaido, Yoichi/Niki is an area of abundant fruit harvests. Good ventilation from mountains to southwest and sea breezes create an environment where grapes are less likely to suffer from gray rot. As vineyard is located at almost same latitude as Alsace, France, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer and other hybrid varieties such as Yama Sauvignon, Yamasachi, Campbell Early, Niagara, Portland and Tabiji are grown here.
In this region, wineries use as few chemical fertilizers and herbicides as possible to grow grapes organically, which has led to their wine being certified as the first organic wine in Japan. Because Domaine Ichi's vineyards are spread out, it takes more than half a day to tour them. For better control, Mr Ueda uses technology: surveillance cameras to prevent damage caused by birds and animals, and weather sensors to collect data on accumulated temperature and humidity levels.
Wine is brewed from organically grown grapes, with wild yeast, without filtration or additives. “There's nothing to add, nothing to subtract, just the juice. The rest is taken care of by nature. Domaine ICHI's ideal goal is to produce a delicate, lively wine from grapes that can only be grown in Hokkaido, and a wine that goes well with meals. Mr. Ichiro Ueda, born in Hokkaido, spent his middle and high school years in California, USA.
After graduating from university in Japan, he often visited Hokkaido for work and made new friends. He then bought a quality 1.4 ha farm from a friend and opened Very Berry Farm Ueda in 2000 (currently, the farm covers 40 ha and grows a wide range of produce). When he opened the farm, the Campbell Early, Niagara and Portland varieties planted by previous owner were already growing. Although he had never thought of making wine, this is what sparked his interest in winemaking.
In 2009, he refurbished a barn next to the farm and opened his first winery “Very Berry Farm & Winery NIKI” to produce organic wine. Using JAS-certified organic grapes and an organic method, they succeeded in producing first certified organic wine in Japan. What's more, their organic blueberry wine was served on board ANA (All Nippon Airways) planes for over three years from 2014. With the winery too small to produce more volume, Domaine ICHI was newly established in 2020. The following year, as Domaine ICHI, it obtained organic certification for its wines in Japan.
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Ichiro Ueda wines, Domaine Ichi, are strongly influenced by his experiences working with Takahiko Soga of Domaine Takahiko.
Like Domaine Takahiko, project focuses on pinot noir (with a small amount of pinot gris) and the only additive used may be a small amount of SO2. This dry wine, produced with 80% noble-rot grapes, comes from the estate's finest Pinot Noir plantations.
2021 was a drought year with record heat, causing severe damage to field crops such as potatoes and onions, as well as to drought-prone table grapes. For wine grapes, however, it was one of the best vintages in recent years, thanks to the warm, dry climate close to their place of origin. (Cumulative effective temperature = 1464°C).
This vintage will probably be the estate's last Blanc de Noir, as global warming is making it more difficult for noble rot to develop (no harvest of infected berries in 2022 and 2023).
After fermentation in stainless steel tanks, wine is aged in old barrels for a year. At bottling, around 20 ppm sulfurous acid is added, and wine is aged in bottle for a further year. This wine should be opened before serving to allow it to breathe. This is a wine for connoisseurs.
Its color oscillates between gold and silver, slightly amber, fairly clear. This wine is unstable, rather yeasty, with a hint of cheese rind. Nose is open, deep and sweet, more complex, candied, with notes of apricot bergeron, kumquat after opening, vine peach, honey and black tea.
This wine is perfect as an aperitif or at the end of a meal, with goat's or cow's milk tomme, or even a lightly sweetened dessert. It will also seduce with fish in sauce.
Recommendations: goat's or sheep's tomme, cow's tomme, panna cotta, fresh fruit compote, custard flan, clafoutis, floating island, fruit tarts, dark chocolate mousse...
Recommended serving temperature: +13℃
Domaine ICHI Blanc de Noir 2021 15% * on request*
€74.00
Tax Included
ALCOHOL ABUSE IS DANGEROUS FOR YOUR HEALTH. CONSUME IN MODERATION. CONSUMING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DURING PREGNANCY, EVEN IN SMALL QUANTITIES, CAN HAVE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES FOR THE HEALTH OF THE CHILD.
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