2020 Domaine Mie Ikeno Merlot, Yatsugatake, Japan Galicia SOILThis vineyard appears sandy at

SOILThis vineyard appears sandy at the surface

disgorgement with dosage liqueur vinified in barrels

aniseed and curry leaf

single-vineyard Heurtebise – calcerous sand

2020 Domaine Mie Ikeno Merlot, Yatsugatake, Japan Galicia SOILThis vineyard appears sandy atConsidered one of the greatest winemakers in Japan, Mie Ikeno grows Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Merlot in the highest elevations of Japans wine country of Yamanashi which she crafts into expressive wines of insistence and power. For the first thirty odd years of her life Ikeno san was a journalist and one of the most respected interviewers in Japanese magazines. After talking to countless creative people in depth about their passions she began to