Domaine MontAtsuo Yamanaka founded Domaine Mont in 2016 after working with Takahiko Soga for 2 years at Domaine Takahiko. The primary inspiration for Atsuo's wines comes from Alsace, and he is currently working with mainly Pinot Gris vines that he farms organically, as well as a small quantity of other grapes that he purchases from nearby organic farmers. Like Takahiko, the wines are made without additives.
The Wines
Dom Gris is Atsuo Yamanaka's Pinot Gris from his organically farmed Dom Gris vineyard that was planted in 2013. The vineyard is on an east facing slope in Yoichi at 70 meters elevation. The soils are volcanic clay. The grapes are harvested by hand at the end of September or beginning of October, and ferment and macerate with the whole bunches in plastic tanks for a month, before aging in used 228L oak barrels. The wine is bottled without fining, filtering, or sulfur addition.
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GalleryPhotos courtesy of Alice Feiring.
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