Organic Special Cuvee2024

Special Cuvée 2024 is the winery's fourth release. Niseko's short, cool growing season lets the grapes retain their natural acidity even as they reach full ripeness — a sugar-acid balance similar to that of France's Champagne region; for this reason, the winery follows the traditional Champagne method rigorously and precisely, taking a long, unhurried time to complete each wine.

About this wine

A JAS-organic, méthode-traditionnelle sparkling from Niseko Winery in Hokkaido, blending Chardonnay, Gewürztraminer, Sauvignon Blanc, and a small portion of kerner and Müller-Thurgau with 18 months on the lees. Fresh and precise, with green apple, citrus and a touch of white floral in place of heavier brioche notes — a well-made, delicate fizz.

Tasting Notes

A rich bouquet gives way to elegant, crisp green apple notes and clean, refined acidity — the result is a wine of remarkable delicacy. Fine, persistent bubbles are reminiscent of “champagne snow” — the soft, long-lasting snowfall of Niseko's deepest winter.

Vinification

Chardonnay, Gewürztraminer, and Sauvignon Blanc form the backbone of the blend, with small additions of Kerner and Müller-Thurgau for aromatic lift. The blend is co-fermented together in stainless steel tanks. The wine then undergoes secondary fermentation in bottle, aged on its lees for 18 months. The wine is then riddled (remuage), each bottle turned one-eighth of a rotation, twice daily, over the course of one month. The wine was disgorged in March to April 2026.

Vineyard & Farming

Grapes are 100% vinifera, grown organically in the winery's own certified vineyard at the foot of Mount Yotei. No chemical fertilizers or herbicides are used: pests are removed by hand, one by one, and weeds are cut by hand as well.