DOMAINE DE LA MADONE BEAUJOLAIS VILLAGES 'PERREON' 2023 Sotol Takashimizu Brewery in Akita Prefecture

Takashimizu Brewery in Akita Prefecture uses Miyama-Nishiki rice alongside regular rice

juniper berry and bay laurel

and a long finish with light pepper and rooty depth

This 14 Year Old expression undergoes extended maturation exclusively in American bourbon barrels

foggy autumns

DOMAINE DE LA MADONE BEAUJOLAIS VILLAGES 'PERREON' 2023 Sotol Takashimizu Brewery in Akita PrefectureSteep decomposed pink granite at 450 meters elevation, with slopes running 30 to 40 degrees too severe for tractors frames the Le Perron site where Domaine de la Madone's old vines have grown for 50 or more years, many surpassing 75. Brothers Olivier and Bruno Bererd farm organically, hand harvesting every cluster on terrain that mirrors neighboring cru Fleurie. Fermented with indigenous yeast and aged in tank and concrete, this 2023 Gamay delivers