{"product_id":"grace-koshu-toriibira-vineyard-private-reserve-2022","title":"Grace Koshu Toriibira Vineyard Private Reserve 2023","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eGrace Winery (Chuo Budoshu) was founded in 1923 by Chotaro Misawa in Katsunuma, Yamanashi Prefecture — the birthplace of Japan's wine industry. The region sits in the mountain-ringed Kofu Basin, encircled by Mount Fuji, the Southern Alps and the Chichibu range, with a continental climate of distinct seasons and well-drained soils that have made it ideal for viticulture since ancient times. Katsunuma's hilly Toriibira and Hishiyama districts, in particular, are known for producing grapes of exceptional concentration and flavour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe winery has a history of innovation, becoming one of the first in Japan to introduce Vertical Shoot Positioning (VSP) in 1990 to improve grape quality. Now in its fifth generation, Grace remains family-run, led by winemaker Ayana Misawa, Chotaro's great-great-granddaughter — and is widely regarded as one of Yamanashi's most respected producers of Koshu.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Toriibira district holds particular significance for fourth-generation owner Shigekazu Misawa. Sitting at 450m altitude, its well-drained gravelly soil has long been prized locally for producing high-quality fruit. Grapes from this site undergo careful selection, with the best lots fermented in old French oak and further matured in stainless steel — producing wines of elegant acidity, real complexity, and a long finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eApple, white nectarine, jasmine, ginger, white pepper and cinnamon. It’s a smooth wine, light and fine, a fine dustiness to texture, a little spice and floral mouth-perfume, a cool feel to acidity, green apple and lemon barley, with a finish of excellent length, something of a gin martini with a green olive flavour to close (minus the kick!). Super. GW\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Artisan Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44966810058821,"sku":"GRA23KOPR","price":90.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/8644\/4357\/files\/f082aeea-koshu_torribira.jpg?v=1777951266","url":"https:\/\/artisanwine.com.au\/products\/grace-koshu-toriibira-vineyard-private-reserve-2022","provider":"Artisan Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}