Bikoku Japanese Malt 12yr Whiskey

there’s a boisterous but balanced blend of sweet and savory

The nose leans into ripe black cherry

with brisk acidity and fine

Straight-laced and quietly expressive

"96 Points

the artisan farmer with dirty hands and muddy boots

Count me among that set

This blend of 50% Sauvignon Blanc and 50% Semillon aged in one-year-old Sauternes barrels (the estate also makes a fantastic Sauternes—see below)

If Brunello is a lifelong conversation between hillsides

A country once defined by a single grape has become a landscape of experimentation and renewal

In the restraint

And in the vineyard this pattern is repeated over and over again