{"title":"Nagano","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"domaine-nakajima-table-wine-blanc-nagano-2024","title":"Domaine Nakajima Table Wine Blanc Nagano 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTōmi City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYutaka Nakajima embodies the archetype of a Japanese winemaker: low-key, thoughtful and deeply hands-on. From his small mountain house, he farms quietly and works in the cellar entirely by hand, using self-made, hand-cranked wooden tools to craft wines of quiet precision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt 850 metres above sea level in Tomi, Nagano, Domaine Nakajima sits within the Chikumagawa Wine Valley. The region's cooler, drier climate, closer to Europe than much of Japan, allows for the planting of primarily French varieties. Since 2011, Nakajima has cultivated Cabernet Franc, Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot and Chenin Blanc on a small slope threaded with wild grasses and herbs. In 2019, he added a higher-altitude site planted to Savagnin and Pinot Noir. Production remains tiny, just a few thousand bottles annually, alongside a charming pét-nat made with local growers from the traditional hybrid grape Kyoho.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTable Wine Blanc 2024\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEarly-harvest Delaware grapes were shade-dried for up to four weeks, then foot-trodden and basket-pressed before fermenting in resin tanks. Bottled during malolactic fermentation for a gentle natural pétillance, with no additives and 11% alcohol. Bright and expressive, with notes of melon, golden kiwi and green apple layered over peach nectar and a hint of anmitsu. Subtle fruit sweetness meets fresh acidity, finishing with a fine, balancing bitterness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"appellance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50375477526721,"sku":null,"price":69.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0843\/3428\/0897\/files\/Domaine_Nakajima_Table_Wine_Blanc.webp?v=1782966370"},{"product_id":"domaine-nakajima-pet-nat-rose-nagano-2023","title":"Domaine Nakajima Pet Nat Rose Nagano 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTōmi City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYutaka Nakajima embodies the archetype of a Japanese winemaker: low-key, thoughtful and deeply hands-on. From his small mountain house, he farms quietly and works in the cellar entirely by hand, using self-made, hand-cranked wooden tools to craft wines of quiet precision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt 850 metres above sea level in Tomi, Nagano, Domaine Nakajima sits within the Chikumagawa Wine Valley. The region's cooler, drier climate, closer to Europe than much of Japan, allows for the planting of primarily French varieties. Since 2011, Nakajima has cultivated Cabernet Franc, Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot and Chenin Blanc on a small slope threaded with wild grasses and herbs. In 2019, he added a higher-altitude site planted to Savagnin and Pinot Noir. Production remains tiny, just a few thousand bottles annually, alongside this charming pét-nat made with local growers from the traditional hybrid grape Kyoho.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003ePét Nat Rosé 2023\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUndeniably unique, this pét-nat is made from Kyoho, a table grape variety known for its large, deeply coloured berries. After harvest, the grapes are dried for two weeks before being pressed without any skin contact and fermented in bottle without sulphur or other additives. The result is a wine of rare character, delicate and alive, with the kind of quiet individuality that defines everything Nakajima makes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"appellance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50375504298177,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0843\/3428\/0897\/files\/Domaine_Nakajima_Pet_Nat_Rose_Nagano_2023.jpg?v=1782967156"},{"product_id":"domaine-nakajima-cabernet-franc-2024","title":"Domaine Nakajima Cabernet Franc 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTōmi City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYutaka Nakajima embodies the archetype of a Japanese winemaker: low-key, thoughtful and deeply hands-on. 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Cabernet Franc at this altitude, in this climate, in the hands of a producer like Nakajima, is something genuinely uncommon. The variety finds an extraordinary home in Nagano's mountain air, where cool nights preserve aromatic intensity and slow ripening builds a fineness of tannin that warmer climates rarely achieve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNakajima's Cabernet Franc is grown on the same small slope he has farmed since 2011, threaded with wild grasses and herbs that speak directly into the wine. Made entirely without additives, fining or filtration, it is a wine of transparency and restraint, where the grape and the place are allowed to speak without interference.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn the nose, expect violet, dark cherry and a whisper of graphite, with an undercurrent of dried herbs and forest floor that is unmistakably Franc. The palate is at once structured and silky, with fine-grained tannins that carry the wine through a long, mineral finish. There is a tension here, a cool-climate energy, that makes it deeply compelling and genuinely age-worthy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProduction is extremely limited. This is the kind of bottle you open for a reason, and remember long after.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"appellance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50375509573825,"sku":null,"price":165.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0843\/3428\/0897\/files\/Domaine_Nakajima_Cabernet_Franc_2024.webp?v=1782967661"},{"product_id":"domaine-nakajima-merlot-2023","title":"Domaine Nakajima Merlot 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTōmi City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYutaka Nakajima embodies the archetype of a Japanese winemaker: low-key, thoughtful and deeply hands-on. 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