About HOCCA Pinot Noir
- Style
- Red
- Grape Varieties
- Pinot Noir
- Price Range
- Approx. ¥4,500-5,500
- estimated from comparable HOCCA releases; the wine is currently sold out at the winery's official store
- Alcohol
- 10%
HOCCA Pinot Noir is a red wine from Hocca Winery, a boutique producer in Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture, run by the sake brewery Ouu Jiman. Made from Pinot Noir grapes grown in the winery's own vineyard in the Kuromori district along the Akagawa River in the Shonai Plain, the wine has an alcohol content of 10% and is bottled at 750ml. The winery's own tasting note describes it as "a fragrant red wine that invites a playful glass of rouge," offering a light, aromatic character shaped by the sake brewery's winemaking sensibility.
A rare sake-brewery take on Pinot Noir — light-framed and aromatic, it shows how sake-making sensibility can soften and perfume a classically structured grape.
New to wine?
A light, aromatic introduction to Japanese Pinot Noir — easy-drinking and gently perfumed rather than heavy or tannic.
Food Pairings
Its light body and aromatic character pair well with grilled chicken, mushroom dishes, and lightly seasoned game. In a Japanese context, it complements simmered dishes (nimono), tare-glazed yakitori, and salt-grilled salmon.
When to drink it
Casual dinners and izakaya-style gatherings, or as a gift for those curious about sake-brewery-made wine.
Terroir & Winemaking
Made from Pinot Noir grown in Hocca Winery's own trellis-trained vineyard in the Kuromori district along the Akagawa River in the Shonai Plain. Winemaking is led by sake brewmaster Ryuya Abe, who brings sake-making techniques and sensibilities to the wine, often lending it a subtle ginjo-like aromatic quality. ABV 10%, bottled at 750ml.
About the producer
Hocca WineryA sake brewery's terroir wines from Shonai, Yamagata鶴岡市, 山形県 · Founded 2021Visit the producer page →Frequently Asked Questions
- What does HOCCA Pinot Noir taste like?
- The winery describes it as "a fragrant red wine that invites a playful glass of rouge" — light-bodied and aromatic rather than heavy or tannic.
- What is the alcohol content of HOCCA Pinot Noir?
- 10% ABV, bottled at 750ml.
- Where are the grapes grown?
- In Hocca Winery's own trellis-trained vineyard in the Kuromori district along the Akagawa River in Yamagata's Shonai Plain.
- Is HOCCA Pinot Noir currently available?
- The 2020 vintage is listed as sold out on the winery's official online store; check HOCCA's official channels for the availability of newer vintages.
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