Kawatsuru Crane Of Paradise Junmai Sake 720ml Clairette CONVENTIONAL : Grenache

CONVENTIONAL : Grenache

Sazerac acquired it in 2003

Claire Hill — who worked with Éric Texier in the Rhône Valley and at Rhys Vineyards before launching her own winery in 2016 — took the drought-stressed fruit and pressed it whole-cluster

it delivers that structure without excessive heat

then fortified with grape spirit

Kawatsuru Crane Of Paradise Junmai Sake 720ml Clairette CONVENTIONAL : GrenacheJapan : Shikoku : Kagawa Rice : Yamada Nishiki SMV +3, 65% POLISH RATE This round and mineral driven Junmai Sake is described as umakuchi (combining sweet, salty, dry, and umami flavors). Notes of grapefruit and freshly cut grass; the finish is crisp and dry.