Yamazaki Mizunara 25 Year Old Japanese Single Malt Whisky, Japan Broc Cellars we tasted the base wine

we tasted the base wine for the 2023 Crémant du Jura

Issuing from three parcels of over 60-year-old vines

rigorously sorted and direct-pressed slowly and gently

The wine was sulfured post completion of secondary fermentation with elevage in barrel on fine lees

Aging seaside white wines is perhaps not a common practice

Yamazaki Mizunara 25 Year Old Japanese Single Malt Whisky, Japan Broc Cellars we tasted the base wineA rare, long aged single malt matured exclusively in Mizunara oakYamazakis most elusive and technically demanding cask regime. The 18 channels the varietal signature of this oak: sandalwood, temple incense, coconut husk, and delicate spice, carried on a supple, fine grained frame shaped by slow evaporation and oxidative concentration. Silky texture, deeply integrated tannins, and a long, aromatic finish make this one of the most distinctive