domaine tetta
Niimi, Okayama

Grapes: Aki Queen 82%, Muscat Bailey A 14%, Others 4%
Type: Sparkling (Rosé)
Style: Dry, light-bodied
Colour: Deep pink-orange
Alcohol: 11%
Wild yeast: Yes
Any added sulphites: No
Filtered: Yes (coarse filter)
Serving temperature: 5-8°C
Production:  11,500 bottles
Please store in a cool, dark place.

Attention!
Chill the bottle thoroughly in an upright position before opening it and uncork it with the bottle at an angle. May spill at high temperatures.

Tasting notes
Tropical fruits, raspberry, balance of sweetness and acidity like first harvested plums and raspberries, fresh and dry

Food pairing
Appetisers with foam, simple vegetable pasta, light tomato sauce, assorted cheese, desserts (macaroons, crème brûlée, panna cotta, cream puff or eclair)

Winemaking
Eight varieties of grapes, mainly table grapes, are used. The main varieties are Aki Queen and Muscat Bailey A, which are indigenous to Japan. Each was harvested at the best possible time and put into tanks with the whole bunches without destemming, followed by carbonic maceration for about a month. The wine was then destemmed and crushed before being pressed in a balloon press and fermented in stainless steel tanks. The wine is filtered through a coarse filter (75µ) at the final stage of fermentation and bottled without added sulphites to produce a slightly fizzy type of wine. No added sugar, acid or fining.