Grace Serena Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut (dry) 2020

Grace Winery (Chuo Budoshu) was founded in 1923 by Chotaro Misawa in Katsunuma, Yamanashi Prefecture, the birthplace of Japan’s wine industry. The winery has a history of innovation, being one of the first to introduce modern techniques like Vertical Shoot Positioning (VSP) in 1990 to enhance grape quality. Today, the winery is run by the Misawa family, with the current winemaker being Chotaro’s great-great-granddaughter, Ayana Misawa. The winery is committed to the philosophy that great wine comes from high-quality grapes grown in exceptional vineyards. They focus on traditional Japanese craftsmanship while also implementing progressive, modern techniques to enhance quality and reflect the unique terroir of the Katsunuma region. Grace Winery is considered a benchmark for quality in the Japanese winemaking community. 

This sparkling wine is made with Koshu from Misawa Vineyard at Akeno-cho and Chardonnay from Hishiyama District at Katsunuma-cho, both in Yamanashi Prefecture, with secondary fermentation carried out in the bottle. Each step – hand riddling on pupitres, disgorgement after more than four years of bottle aging, and the final dosage – is performed entirely by hand. The result is a single-vintage Extra Brut distinguished by its creamy bubbles.