{"product_id":"grace-koshu-cuvee-misawa-akeno-vineyard-2019","title":"Grace Koshu Cuvée Misawa Akeno Vineyard 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eGrace Winery (Chuo Budoshu) was founded in 1923 by Chotaro Misawa in Katsunuma, Yamanashi Prefecture — the birthplace of Japan's wine industry. The winery has a strong history of innovation, becoming one of the first in the country to introduce Vertical Shoot Positioning (VSP) in 1990 to improve grape quality. It remains family-run today, led by winemaker Ayana Misawa, Chotaro's great-great-granddaughter, and is considered a benchmark for quality in Japanese winemaking — balancing traditional craftsmanship with progressive technique to express the unique terroir of the region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCuvée Misawa Akeno Vineyard Koshu comes from the Misawa Vineyard in Akeno, Yamanashi — the same single site behind Grace's flagship Chardonnay and Rouge cuvées. Unlike those barrel-aged wines, this Koshu is fermented and matured entirely in stainless steel, keeping the focus on the variety's natural delicacy and site character rather than oak influence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Wine Front — 95 points\u003c\/strong\u003e (29 April 2021)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\"Nutty, polished rice, ripe lemon, very fine, but fills the mouth with gossamer glide, stony feel, not a lot of flavour in a way, but so interesting and engaging, subtle citrus characters, long and cool to close. Would be great with age. Feels a bit special.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.winefront.com.au\/grace-cuvee-misawa-akeno-koshu-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eRead the full review at The Wine Front\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grace Wine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45759476990021,"sku":"GRA19KMV","price":197.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/8644\/4357\/files\/8b4c1584-Broken-GRA20KMV_Fixed.png?v=1777951266","url":"https:\/\/artisanwine.com.au\/products\/grace-koshu-cuvee-misawa-akeno-vineyard-2019","provider":"Artisan Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}