Born Yume Masa Sake Daiginjo 1LABOUT THIS WINE Class: Junmai Daiginjo, Aged Rice: Yamada Nishiki Rice Polishing Ratio: 35% Brewery Location: Fukui Prefecture ABOUT THIS PRODUCER Originally operating as a money exchange business and very deeply involved in the affairs of the community, in 1860 the village headman and founder became involved in sake brewing. For eleven generations, they have carried the Kichibee name, and in 1866 registered the name as a trademark. In Sanskrit,

as it faces north-east: they look for the most complete maturity possible for this old emblematic vine

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Fermentation is entirely spontaneous

upon the advent of chemical fertilizers and pesticides in the 1950s

The 50 year old vines are grown is Clay-limestone Kimmeridgian marls giving them a distinct minerality

and even ourselves

All of the fruit is purchased from exceptional vineyards spanning 200-miles and three counties (Santa Cruz

Influenced only by ecological methods

and the palate is supple and relaxed

Weingut Robert Weil puts a strong priority on a gentle transport of the berry clusters: special vibrating grape trailers and a dogged reliance on old-fashioned gravity are used in conveying the grapes to the wine presses

Laura Lorenzo was the winemaker and viticulturist at an established Ribeira Sacra estate for close to a decade

on a descending moon