New Year Lucky bag item from Ukiukki-Wine shop. I also drank the previous vintage last year, and had so-so impression. For a new vintage, this yellow wine doesn’t exhibit much of a greenish hue—in fact, it almost gives off a straw-like nuance. On the first day, it left a rather negative impression overall, with neither much aroma nor clarity in flavor.
However, when I opened what remained in a small bottle the next day, aromas of yellow peach, grapefruit, and minerals emerged, and the flavor—perhaps thanks to being well-chilled—revealed a pleasant fruitiness that was both ripe and focused. It was clearly more enjoyable on the second day than on the first, suggesting that the wine may have been in a slightly reductive state right after opening.
That said, this wine overall leans more toward a southern, Mâcon-style profile than a classic Chablis. It lacks the typical cool-climate freshness I would expect, which is a bit disappointing. Then again, considering it’s a bottle sold in the low ¥2,000 range, it might be unreasonable to expect too much.