Coco Farm Toaru Series Pinot Gris 2021

Category:
 
White Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
White Wines
Producer:
 
Coco Farm
Label Name:
 
Toaru Series Pinot Gris
Vintage:
 
2021
Country:
 
Japan
Region:
 
Yoichi, Hokkaido (grapes); vinified at 10R Winery, Hokkaido
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
13.5%
Grape(s):
 
Pinot Gris
Acidity:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
13-16°C

Awards/Ratings
Retail tasting notes and listings praise its complexity

Tasting Note
Aromatic quince, pear and stone-fruit with honey and lemon; vibrant acidity, saline/umami depth and toasted oak, finishing long and savory.

Food Pairing
Western: tomato caprese, macaroni gratin, garlic shrimp, crab cream croquettes, pork sauté with apple sauce, chicken confit. Asian: nukazuke (pickled daikon), dengaku eggplant, seafood fricassée, miso-marinated seafood, chestnut rice (Japanese).

Production Method
Whole-bunch press; juice settled 12 hours; fermented with wild yeasts in small stainless and 500L French oak at ~17°C; aged on lees eight months with natural MLF; minimal sulphites; unfiltered.

Vineyard Info
Coco Farm & Winery (based Ashikaga, Tochigi) produces terroir-driven, small-batch Japanese wines; Toaru series vinified in collaboration with Bruce Gutlove at 10R Winery in Hokkaido. Founded c.1980.