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. — 3 days ago

Sarah Boehmig

10

2019 love it — 4 years ago

Mark Eastom

9.1

Yum. Brioche, green apple, white flowers, fine bubbles and kicking acidity. — 5 years ago

Stephen Sasaki-Perez

9.5

remind of muscadet or lees-aged koshu (it is sur-lie; koshu is Japanese grape) or like a really solid pinot grigio. but enjoyable in its delicacy. I had read it was "like Oregon Cali" chard - so a less fruit butteroak thing - so was impressed with its subtlety
Day2 melded new world flavors and hit all my style points. It aged 4years overnight in a good way! Jumped from 9.1 to 9.5! Yay auction gems. Looking for more — 6 years ago

Ryo Hayashi

8.9

日本ワインのグランクリュとして名高い甲州100％の鳥居平。後味の糖分が好みじゃない。 — 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

Andy@andyberke.com

8.9

Perfectly fine. Nothing special. A lot of butter — 14 days ago

Kazumi Yamada

9.1

フルーティで美味しい。日本食にも合う — 2 years ago

Bonnie Chu

8.9

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

Joe Flo

9.4

Drinking very well now. — 5 years ago

"Odedi"

9.1

This is a tasty Napa Cabernet. Rich, extracted and elegant.

Showing blackberries, black currants, raisins, sweet cherries, chocolates, cedar, vanilla, coffee, earth, light vegetables, bitter herbs and peppercorn.

Full-bodied and elegant with medium acidity.

Long finish with round tannins.

Needed a few hours of decanting, which I did not have at this time.

Still very young, but already enjoyable. Needs 3 years in the bottle to mature properly, and will age nicely in the next 10 years.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$75. — 6 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

Bryan Mooney

9.1

Very weird, it’s a rich slow drinker — 7 months ago

Freddy R. Troya

9.4

A powerful and expressive red blend from the Faust Estate Vineyard located in the Coombsville sub-AVA, Napa Valley. This is a 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot, and 2% Petit Verdot that generously offers a compelling level of red fruits with just-right-ripen cherries.
Both; the nose and palate concours on the concentrated flavors. It has a tremendous mouthfeel with a palpable high acidity, and spices, making it savory enough to either pair it with food or just having as a sipper.
This V.2021 was ranked #4 in Wine Spectator's Top 100 Wines of 2024. The 2021 vintage in Napa Valley was a result of the drought conditions, and the lower-than-average rainfall led to a mild spring/summer, that extended the development of the growing grapes and harvest period. So, wines were more powerful than compared to other recent vintages. Cheers! — a year 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

Tracy Mu

9.1

Found another lovely Japanese Sparkling ~ — 5 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Just crazy. Elegant but so young and amazing length. Massive structure. Needs 5 years. — 7 years ago

Vinod Peris

9.0

They were featuring wines from Finca Parera at the El Diset in Barcelona. This blend of Granache, Cabernet Sauvignon, Tempranillo and Merlot was balanced, herbaceous and earthy with a nice finish. — 7 years ago

Shannon McLaren

9.0

Sourced from stagecoach. Heavy oak and blackberry on the nose, ripe blackberry on the palette. Super long finish, nice balance of tannin. — 8 years ago