カテゴリー: ワイン・データシート

Japanese

Wine is an intriguing mix of very old and very new. The winemaker’s art as practiced today is a very direct, recognizable descendant of the way people made wine 6,000 years ago. The basic processes are unchanged. At the same time, much new technology is employed especially in newer wine regions. The COCO TOARU series Zweigelt Qvevri represents an intriguing blend of the very old and the very new in winemaking. We’ve sourced Zweigeltrebe grapes from the very new region of Yoichi, a place that has been growing wine grapes for less than 50 years. But we’ve fermented and aged the wine in a very old-fashioned manner, using unglazed pottery vessels made in Georgia, the birthplace of wine production.
These vessels, made by a septuagenarian who has spent his whole life making clay wine tanks, have been used in Georgia’s wine producing regions for several thousand years, They provide a unique environment for the fermentation and elevage of wine, with stable, steady fermentations and slow, gentle ageing. The result is a very special dry red wine.
We hope you enjoy this unique blend of old and new. A votre sante!

12/Sep/2022

●2019 zweigelt qvevri Wine Details PDF

Japanese

The “Here Comes the Sun” has its origins in the southwest of France. There they grow a little know red wine grape variety called Tannat. We first became interested in Tannat when looking at climatological data for French wine producing regions. In the appellations of Madiran and Jurancon we found weather patterns similar to those of Japan, with high summer rainfalls and high temperatures. We thought that the grape varieties indigenous to the region might be suited to Japan’s climate, and so we imported some of these vines, including some Tannat.
It took a number of years to increase the number of Tannat vines to a point where we could plant several vineyards, but with the results in hand we are certainly glad that we took the time. The “Here Comes the Sun” is a powerful, deeply colored, highly structured wine in a classic style. Tannat (from mountain vineyards in Yamagata) provides the structure and depth, while Cabernet Sauvignon from Yamagata and Yamanashi, and Merlot from Yamagata add a plush, smooth
character.
We recommend this wine with beef steak, smoked game, and any other grilled meat dish.

06/Sep/2022

●2020 Here Comes The Sun Wine Details PDF

Japanese

Koshu F.O.S. is a powerful, idiosyncratic wine made from Japan’s own Koshu grape variety. Fermented on skins like a red wine (hence “FOS”), this white wine isn’t really white at all. It displays a copper robe, an opening ‘comment’ to be followed by baked apple, spicy aromas of cinnamon, fig, and walnut. In the mouth this wine is robust, with plenty of fruit and spice, and soft tannin.
As an accompaniment to food this wine is most at home with similarly robust dishes, from chicken stew to tripe; it is also exceptional with strongly-flavored cheeses.

06/Sep/2021

●2020 Koshu Fermented On Skins Wine Details PDF

「Iwao Furusawa Vin blanc(古澤巖 ヴァンブラン)」は、ココ･ファーム･ワイナリー取締役でもあるヴァイオリニスト古澤巖の日本ワインです。
こころみ学園のワイン醸造場として、1984年にワイン醸造を開始したココ･ファーム･ワイナリーは10年後の1994年、当時新進気鋭のヴァイオリニストであった古澤巖さんを取締役に迎えました。
その頃、葡萄畑に面したワイナリーでヴァイオリンの練習をしてくださった古澤巖さん。その演奏を聴きながら葡萄畑で踊りながら作業する人たち。それは幸せなひとときでした。音楽的感性を携えながらワインを造ることは、目に見えないけれど、たくさんの年月がかかるけれど、とても大切なことであり、そのことを、古澤巖さんは取締役の役割として快く引き受けてくださったのです。そして、毎年11月の収穫祭や葡萄畑の記念日には、こころみ学園の園生やココ･ファーム･ワイナリーのスタッフだけでなく、たくさんのお客様に素晴らしい演奏を聴かせてくださっています。
この「2019 Iwao Furusawa Vin blanc」は、2006年、初めてフランス南西部のピレネー山脈の麓からこころみ学園の葡萄畑に植栽されたプティ･マンサンをルーツに、山形県上山や長野県高山村の腕の良い契約栽培農家さんたちが育てた葡萄を足利の醸造場に運びました。醸造場ではしっかり完熟したプティ･マンサンやシャルドネの葡萄を房ごとやさしくプレスしてタンクに入れ、葡萄の香りを逃さないように20℃以下の室温で野生酵母で自然に醗酵させました。醗酵は酵母が休眠する冬を経て、約13カ月間ゆっくり続きました。野生酵母による醗酵をのんびり見守った結果、豊かな酸と長い余韻を感じる白ワインになりました。
心地よい音楽が葡萄畑に響くような、音楽とワインの幸せな関係を感じさせる上質な白ワインです。

2022/09/02

●2019 古澤巖ヴァンブランワイン・データシートPDF（プリントに最適です）

Japanese

Here Comes the Moon is made from the Kerner grape, a variety relatively unknown to most. It was developed in Germany in the 1950s and is grown to produce outstanding wines in Germany, Austria, northern Italy, and Japan’s northernmost island of Hokkaido.
From the first time we attempted making wine from Hokkaido-grown Kerner we’ve been taken with the tremendous potential that the grape holds. It is marked by an intensity of fruit, strong aromatics, and a crisp spine of acid.
Kerner perhaps reaches its ultimate expression in the coastal hillsides of Yoichi,
an hour drive west of Sapporo. Cooking ocean breezes and fertile, iron-rich soils combine to infuse the wines with an extra depth of flavor.
Careful pressing, fermentation using wild yeasts, and a post-fermentation aging period in stainless steel has yielded a powerful wine showing to great effect Kerner’s fruit profile.
The origin of the wine’s name, Here Comes the Moon, is from a late Edo Period poem which encourages wisdom, patience, and acceptance…
“One should wait for the rising of the moon, yet should not chase after the falling flower petals”.

22/Jul/2022

●2021 Here Comes The Moon Wine Details PDF