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Hyaku Moku Alt 3 is a special sake as it’s an unusual combination of several genshu (original strength) brewed from high quality yamada nishiki rice by a master blender. This makes for, despite the genshu origins, an exceptionally well balanced sake that’s both full bodied and slightly brighter than their Hyaku Moku Junmai Ginjo equivalent.
There’s also some slight fragrance of fuji apple and muscat.
Brewed using black koji (kuro koji) instead of using yellow koji, Ikegame’s junmai daiginjo produces slightly more aciditiy and allows the sake to pair well with different meat dishes. The result is also a soft, delicate and slight fruity finish with a splashy aroma of apples and lychee. Enjoyable to have slightly chilled by itself or with food.
Full bodied yet with delightful fruit notes, this is a high quality junmai daiginjo sake that’s not going to break the bank. Serve this in a wine glass to get the most enjoyment. You can even gently warm it up to get a different take!
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LOCATION: The Graillot residence and cellars are just outside the village of Pont de l’Isère, about 6km south of Tain-l’Hermitage. The Crozes-Hermitage vineyards are close by, on the flat, rocky land between the Isère and Rhône rivers. The best sites are at Les Chassis and Les Sept Chemins.
SOIL: Around Pont de l’Isère, the soil is formed from alluvial deposits of sand, gravel, rocks and stones. Despite being flat, it drains exceedingly well.
VINIFICATION & AGEING: All the grapes are hand-harvested, from severely-pruned, low-yielding vines. The red Crozes-Hermitage grapes are not destemmed, i.e. 100% whole-cluster. They are loaded into lined concrete vats, and temperatures are brought down to 18°C for a 2 to 5 day pre-fermentation maceration. Once vinifications (indigenous yeast) get going, temperatures rise to 30°C, and cuvaison lasts 15 to 21 days. Aged for one year - 80% of them in one to 3 year old oak barrels, the remaining 20% in vat. They are given a light filtration but no fining before bottling.
Ratings
94 points, May 2023, James Suckling - A very pure and floral nose with cherries, violets and plums as well. Medium body with velvety tannins and bright acidity. Such a succulent core of redcurrants and violets with minerality and a transparent character to the focused finish. Drink or hold
90 points, Wine Spectator, November, 2023, Kristen Bieler - Shows appealing sanguine, meaty character, with a core of steeped plum and a firming spine of iron. Well-defined, with chalky tannins, dried herbs, lavender and toasted apple wood. Drink now through 2030. 2,500 cases made, 500 cases imported.
Tasting Notes
cherries, violets, plums
redcurrants
velvety tannins
bright acidity
The fruit for this wine comes exclusively from Melville's Sta. Rita Hills estate and is a combination of five different Syrah clones (Estrella, Beaucastel 99, 1, 383, 470). The Estrella, 383 and 470 are planted on nutrient deficient, well-drained sand, which always lends an intoxicating and hightoned bouquet of white pepper flowers and spice, while the Clone 99 from Block I is planted on denser sandy loam soil, bringing depth and richness to the table.
Harvested mid to late November, 60% of the fruit was gently de-stemmed with 40% remaining as whole clusters and was fermented in small 1.5 ton open top fermenters. Total skin and stem contact averaged 35 days (7-day cold soak, 2+ weeks fermentation, and 2+ week extended maceration). From the press, the wine was transferred directly to neutral barrels (15-20-year-old French oak) where it remained sur lie with no sulfur until July when it was gently pressure racked for the first time and prepared for bottling in August. Yields were 2.75 lbs/vine (2.5 tons per acre).
Ratings
92 points, August, 2021, Jeb Dunnuck, Jeb Dunnuck - The 2019 Syrah Estate Sta. Rita Hills always seems to deliver. Revealing a ruby/plum color as well as peppery notes of red and black fruits, tapenade, and gamey meats, it's medium-bodied and has a supple, elegant texture, nicely integrated acidity, and a great finish. It's already drinking nicely yet will keep for 4-6 years.
95 points, April, 2022, Wine & Spirits, Patrick J. Comiskey - Chad Melville’s estate-grown syrah leans on the Estrella River clone, a selection that’s late to bloom and late to ripen—it is typically harvested in November, the whole clusters sub-mitted to a cold soak, native fermentation, and aging in neutral barrels. It’s low-intervention winemaking with a stunning result: The wildly exotic aromatics bring lavender, violets, plum, smoked tea, olive and, above all, pepper—like walking under a pepper tree on a warm afternoon as the fruit nears peak ripeness. The flavors are exotic, lush and herbal at once, delivered with a creamy midpalate and fine leafy tannins, elegant and long. It’s drinking beautifully now and would be a wonder to follow as it ages.
Tasting Notes
Brilliant plum colors shine in the glass with
Intense notes of winter fig, eucalyptus and black peppercorns coming through initially
Dark lingering fruit, black olive and nori entice the palate on the back end
Delicate tannins and a fresh streak of acidity that anchors a powerful and cohesive finish
Food Pairing
grilled burgers
rib recipes
grilled eggplant or portabella mushrooms
roasted duck
grilled sausages
100% Estate and organically grown.
The Crossroads Cabernet Sauvignon from Rudd Oakville Estate is driven by ripe black and red fruits, and a dense tannin profile. Aromatically decadent with red currants, violets, and black licorice, this vintage continues to show off what a great vineyard site can bring in a trying vintage. For a youthful Cabernet Sauvignon, the structured tannin profile is well integrated and balanced by the purity of the brambleberry and plum on the palate. The wine's intensity and strength grow as the wine develops in the glass, always bringing the taster back to the red, rocky soil where the vines grow. Crossroads Cabernet Sauvignon is intended to be appreciated upon release, but will continue to impress over the next few years.
Ratings
95 points, Wine Enthusiast - This wine offers outstanding quality at a fair price, juicy and inviting in raspberry and dark cherry, with approachable structure and enduring grace. Herbal and earthy, it has length and breadth on the palate, with a velvety texture and undoubtable balance, finishing in a bite of dark chocolate. Editors’ Choice
93 points, Wine Spectator - A solid, direct style, with red and black currant preserves that meld steadily into a backdrop of singed vanilla, cedar and warm earth. Features flashes of humus and menthol, too, which provide range. Drink now through 2032.
Tasting Notes
fruit forward aromatics, tart raspberry
dark cherry
roasted herbs
dried red earth
boysenberries
Food Pairing
bbq
charcuterie
red meats
