Chichibu Rouge Usagida Japanese Red Wine (2025) 75cl

Japanese wine that has been produced since 2015 only.

Red wine made from "Muscat Baily A" and "Merlot" harvested in Chichibu. It features aromas of red berries such as raspberry and framboise, and a pleasant acidity.

Chichibu Farmers Factory has 2.0 hectares of farmland in the Yoshida Usagi area of Chichibu City, and has been planting grapes such as Berry A and Merlot since April 2014.

In addition, in cooperation with contract farms, we are steadily producing high-quality grapes.

Chichibu has an inland climate and experiences large temperature differences between day and night. When the temperature drops at night, the sugar content of the grapes increases and the color improves, making it an ideal place for growing wine grapes.

About Chichibu

Chichibu distillery in Saitama, Japan was opened in 2008, and was the country’s first new distillery since Suntory opened Hakushu back in 1973. Chichibu was the brainchild of Ichiro Akuto, grandson of the founder of the legendary Hanyu distillery. The Ichiro’s Malt brand appeared in 2005 and rose to fame through the bottling of the last casks from Hanyu, particularly the sought after ‘Card’ series. The first Chichibu releases appeared under it in 2011.

Chichibu is one of Japan’s smallest whisky distilleries, famous for their craft-scale production. With a small, young team, innovative methods and a following from around the world, Chichibu is seen by many as the future of Japanese whisky.

Chichibu was founded by the living legend Ichiro Akuto, a name made familiar to many by his award-winning Ichiro’s Malt Cards. While Chichibu is quite a young distillery, founded in 2004 and beginning production in 2008, Ichiro’s history with the spirit goes back much further. His family have been involved in Sake production since the 17th century, and his grandfather started whisky production at the Hanyu distillery in the 20th century. During the whisky loch and financial downturns of the 1980s and ‘90s, Hanyu was eventually forced to close, becoming one of Japan’s famous lost distilleries. Their casks, however, were still resting, and Akuto took ownership of these in 2004. These became the base for Ichiro’s Malt Cards, a highly collectable series of 58 bottles representing cards in a deck.

12% ABV

75cl