About Vintage Koshu
- Style
- White
- Grape Varieties
- Koshu
- Price Range
- ¥1,815
- 720ml, tax included
- Alcohol
- 11%
Vintage Koshu is Yamato Budoshu's approachable, everyday expression of Japan's signature indigenous grape, part of the winery's 'History' line. Made from Koshu grown around Katsunuma, Yamanashi, it blends barrel-fermented lots with sur lie-style lots, giving a fresh, citrus-driven aroma and a subtle richness balanced by Koshu's gentle acidity, finishing medium-dry rather than fully dry. It is bottled and released anew each year under a current vintage.
Vintage Koshu is Yamato Budoshu's most food-friendly, easy-drinking expression of Koshu — a reliable everyday bottle rather than a showpiece, and an honest baseline for understanding what Koshu tastes like before moving on to the winery's rarer cuvees like Koryu.
New to wine?
A gentle, medium-dry introduction to Koshu — an easy citrus aroma without the sharpness of a fully dry style.
Food Pairings
Yamato Budoshu's own recommendation is sashimi, tempura, and simmered Japanese dishes (nimono) — in short, Japanese cuisine in general. Its gentle sweetness and citrus notes also suit light seafood dishes and soft cheeses.
When to drink it
Everyday dinners built around Japanese home cooking, or a first taste of Koshu for newcomers to Japanese wine.
Terroir & Winemaking
Made from 100% Koshu grapes grown around Katsunuma, Yamanashi. Barrel-fermented lots are blended with sur lie-style lots. ABV 11%. Bottled at 720ml and released annually under a new vintage.
About the producer
Yamato Budoshu Co., Ltd.Steward of Koryu, Japan's oldest Koshu vine at ~130 years old.甲州市, 山梨県 · Founded 1913Visit the producer page →Frequently Asked Questions
- What does Vintage Koshu taste like?
- It has a fresh, citrus-forward aroma with Koshu's characteristic gentle acidity and a medium-dry palate carrying a subtle richness from partial barrel fermentation.
- What food pairs well with Vintage Koshu?
- Yamato Budoshu recommends sashimi, tempura, and simmered Japanese dishes (nimono) — it pairs well with Japanese cuisine in general.
- What is the alcohol content of Vintage Koshu?
- 11% ABV.
- Is Vintage Koshu the same wine as Kodai Koshu?
- No, they are separate cuvees in Yamato Budoshu's History line. Kodai Koshu is a fully dry white made from grapes descended from the 130-year-old Koryu vine, while Vintage Koshu is a medium-dry, more everyday bottling made from standard Koshu grapes and released each year under a new vintage.
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